Shredder vs the Swiss National Team

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7/26/2002 – Starting from Friday, July 26, our programm Shredder is playing an interesting match as part of the Chess Festival in Biel. Shredder, operated by its author Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, is taking on the Swiss national team. The games will start at 20:15 European time and be carried live on the Playchess server, with live analysis after the games are over. More

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Internationales Schachfestival
Festival international d’échecs
International Chess Festival
Biel – Bienne (CH) 20.7. - 3.8.2002

Starting from Friday, July 26, our programm Shredder is playing an interesting match as part of the Chess Festival in Biel. Shredder, operated by its author Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, is taking on the Swiss national team. On four evenings it will play against GM Yannick Pelletier, GM Vadim Milov (author of our very popular Nimzo Indian CD), IM Florian Jenni (who wreaks havoc on the Playchess server under the name "Blitzky") and IM Werner Hug, a world junior vice champion.

Shredder has just finished joint first in the World Computer Chess Championship, together with Junior, which won the tiebreak. In the World Computer Blitz Championship Shredder scored an incredible eight points in nine games, ending first with a 1.5 point lead over the next-best program.

The human opponents:


Pelletier, Milov, Jenni and Hug

Timetable

Friday, July 26, 2002
20:00 - 20:15 Daily report
20:15 - 22:15 Shredder vs GM Pelletier
22:15 - 23:00 Analysis

Saturday, July 27, 2002
20:00 - 20:15 Daily report
20:15 - 22:15 Shredder vs GM Milov
22:15 - 23:00 Analysis

Sunday, July 28, 2002
20:00 - 20:15 Daily report
20:15 - 22:15 Shredder vs IM Jenni
22:15 - 23:00 Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2002
20:00 - 20:15 Daily report
20:15 - 22:15 Shredder vs IM Hug
22:15 - 23:00 Analysis


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