Kasparov will play against another computer program in November. ESPN will broadcast a whopping 17.5 hours of the match! This time it will be the Fritz engine, one of the best five chess programs in the world. This version of the program includes X3D technology which creates a virtual 3D board. Check back here for game scores as the games are played. For more details go to chessbase.com.

Kasparov vs X3D Fritz - Schedule (EST): Game 1: Nov. 11 1:00 pm Game
2: Nov. 13 1:00 pm Game 3: Nov. 16 1:00 pm Game 4: Nov. 18 1:00 pm. ...
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The fritz program is running on 4 intel 2.8 ghz processors and looks at 4,000,000 positions per second, that translates to an 18 ply search in under 4 minutes.

Game one (Tuesday November 11) an incredibly exciting first game found Fritz repeating the position to force a draw. Kasparov repeated the opening he played against Junior. He won the game against Junior, but although he had chances against Fritz he was unable to win.

"The position was not easy technically. I think I missed a chance to consolidate my position. I was worrying a lot about the screen. I knew before this match that I could have some psychological problems with this technology."—Kasparov
Kasparov blundered in game two, overlooking a simple tactic and resigned several moves later. He looked devastated. You would expect now that the computer will win the match Kasparov will be lucky to end up with a tie. I believe the 3D format, having to use the glasses and not touching pieces and keeping score are a reall handicap for Kasparov. You spend 25 years playing the game one way and then are forced to play without touching pieces one would have to be uncomfortable at the least. Kasparov I think would have been more comfortable with a simple 2d display something he has experience with having played numerous games online.
Kasparov won game 3 although I'm not sure the Fritz programmers resigning down a pawn in a technically lost position is a win I would want. It is difficult to win against the computer even up a pawn and I would have liked to see more moves. Humans blunder as the previous game demonstrates. So what we have here is an attempt to keep television ratings up by having a tied match going into game 4. Understandable, but from the point of view of a chess player disappointing. Okay so I'm full of it. Having spent some time analyzing the final position the computer was dead lost. If I can find the win Kasparov certainly would have no problem.
Game 4 ended in a draw resulting in a tied match. I thought Kasparov's choice of Queens Gambit Accepted was a poor one. The opening usually leads to open positions which would favor tactics over strategy, a plus for the computer. Kasparov deviated from a game he won against Kramnik in the same opening where he exchanged his Queen for a Rook Bishop and Pawn and went on to win instead choosing 14. Be6 rather than the mentiond Nxf4. The game soon petered out into a drawn position. So the question of who plays the better chess Man or Machine will have to be answered another day. The computer will be stronger. Will the human have refined his play against the Machine, I'll be looking forward to the answer that question.

Game 1 Kasparov - Fritz 1/2 1/2
Game 2 Fritz - Kasparov 1 - 0
Game 3 Kasparov - Fritz 1-0
Game 4 Fritz - Kasparov 1/2 1/2

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