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Terachess is billed as a unique, first-ever experiment in the area of chess and the sciences of communications. It consists of two teams of professional grandmasters playing a match against each other. Both teams are located in separate rooms, the members of each team can consult with each other in normal, natural conversation. They can analyse on the board, moving pieces to study possible continuations (which, as you know, is not allowed in regular games). But they also have technical tools they can use during the game. These consist of:
Each side gets three hours for all the moves of a game – which means that a game can last for a maximum of 5 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds, at which time one side will lose on time. The teams will play two games on a weekend.
A revolutionary chess event in the historical city of Budapest
The interaction and analysis of both teams is recorded by a number of cameras on video tape. The images are displayed live on giant screens for the spectators in the conference area of the venue. They can also hear every word that is spoken, on two separate channels for both sides, on their infrared headphones. The spectators can ask questions and discuss the course of the game with experts. The event will also be carried live on the Internet.
Most importantly: a major German TV station will produce a 60-minute documentary on the event!
The Hungarian Parliament building
The first Terachess event will be staged in the first quarter of 2004. The exact date and time are still to be announced. The venue is the Hungarian Parliament building.
This is the interesting part. The two teams consist of world-class grandmasters. They are:
We will keep you briefed on the progress in this project.