10/13/2002 – The old adage that behind every good man there’s a good woman is true more times than not. More or less the same can be said for chess computers: behind every good chess computer there’s a good designer. James DuBois takes a first look at Behind Deep Blue by Feng-Hsiung Hsu.

10/13/2002 – In its best game of the match Fritz had world champion Vladimir Kramnik under considerable pressure. With 15 minutes on his clock to make six more moves, Kramnik tried to avoid a long, tedious and possibly lost endgame – and played the worst blunder of his career to lose a piece and resigned almost immediately. More

10/12/2002 – Two free days after game four of the Brains in Bahrain Man-Machine Challenge. One we spent on a sight-seeing tour around the northern section of the main island of Bahrain. On this trip Vladimir Kramnik picked up some valuable tips on how to defend a against the awaited onslaught in game five against Deep Fritz, and he also timorously made friends with some local denizens. Check it out in our Bahrain Gallery IV.

10/10/2002 – After getting outplayed in closed positions Team Fritz tried a new line in game four that opened things up. Vladimir Kramnik still gained an advantage but was unable to realize it. With the 41 move draw the first half of the match ended with a 3-1 lead for the human world champion. The next game takes place after two rest days on Sunday, October 13. More

10/9/2002 – You have read about the Man vs Machine match, in scores of reports from all over the world. But do you know what is going on in the background? Nobody has yet reported about the raids on Kramnik's food supplies, or explained how the chess pieces ended up in his refrigerator. We fill in these gaping holes in the general news coverage in our Bahrain Picture Gallery 3.

10/8/2002 – To be a Grandmaster you must know how to fight every type of battle. To be a world champion you must learn how to make your opponent fight on your battlefield. Vladimir Kramnik came out of an inferior position to outplay Fritz in a tough five-hour duel. More

10/8/2002 – Our top program Fritz 7 is currently battling the World Chess Champion in the Brains in Bahrain Man-Machine Challenge. You can watch the action live on our Flash client or chat about the game with people all over the world on our Playchess Server. Coverage is also available at Spiegel-Online and other sites. You can also own the exact same program that is giving Vladimir Kramnik sleepless nights. You will find Fritz 7 and other exciting products in our online shop. Here's a list of live broadcast sites.

10/7/2002 – Sunday, October 2002. Game two. Vladimir Kramnik has white in his match against Deep Fritz. The ChessBase team expect a tough battle. And that is exactly what they get. In the press room a large crown watch and transmit the game move by move to millions on the Internet. We bring you new pictures directly from the event site in our Bahrain Picture Gallery 2.

10/6/2002 – The champion induced Fritz to make several mistakes in the early going and the program never recovered. Fritz fought back tenaciously, but Kramnik kept firm control of the position throughout and now leads the match 1.5-0.5. After the game Kramnik said that he had been suprised by the "inhuman" defence of the computer and almost resigned himself to a draw. More

10/5/2002 – The match between classical chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik and Deep Fritz has generated a huge amount of interest. The news media all around the world are slowly going into frenzy mode over the event. We have collected links to major articles in Time, The Times, Herald Tribune, New York Times, CNN, Voice of America, etc. Also to the sites that are doing live coverage using our Flash client. You will find a selection here.

10/4/2002 – Before the press conference there was the obligatory photo shoot with the obligatory local children, who had been corralled on short notice. Even money says that maybe one of them knew how to play chess and 5 to 1 that any of them had heard of Kramnik before. But they are darned cute, we admit it. After that the champ was ready for more serious business: the pre-match press conference. The first game is Friday, Oct. 4 at 3pm local time, 12pm GMT. Log into the Playchess server for live chat and commentary. You can also follow the match live on our new Flash applet with onsite commentary from the elite team assembled in Bahrain. (Left: "Deep Fritz" in Arabic!) More

10/4/2002 – Three days have passed, both teams in the Man vs Machine event have arrived and settled down in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain. We bring you a first visual impression of a place where we are going live and play chess for almost three weeks. Take a look at our Bahrain picture gallery.