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Event | Press conference and cocktail reception. |
Why | A preview of the First Official World Chess Championship: 'Man vs. Machine' - an upcoming showdown between human and machine chess champions Garry Kasparov and Deep Junior. |
When | 5 pm on Thursday, January 23, 2003. |
Where | New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South (6th-7th Avenue), 10th Floor. |
Detail | Garry Kasparov, one of the best chess players in history, has surpassed Bobby Fischer's best ever rating of 2785. The 'Man vs. Machine' championship sets the World Master against Deep Junior, three-time world super-computer chess champion and successor to Deep Blue, in a series of six matches in NYC from January 26-February 7, 2003. |
The January 23 press conference will include a brief presentation about the upcoming face-off, followed by Q&A with:
X3D Technologies, creators of patented "Extreme 3D" hardware and software that are changing the face of entertainment, will broadcast all six championship matches LIVE via the Internet in X3D. Visitors to www.x3dworld.com will be able to see real-time 3D views of the chessboard, with the image floating in the air inside and in front of the screen. Live commentaries will also be broadcast. |
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Event host | X3D Technologies |
Contact | Belinda Banks 718-320-4898 or belinda@sspr.com |