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The Man vs Machine Team Championship, October 6 to 9, 2004, and its follow up, the People vs Computers World Chess Team Match, November 20 to 23, 2005, both held in Bilbao, Spain, were sanctioned by the ICGA. The organization was led by Andoni Madariaga, contacts to the chess world (FIDE) and the computer chess world (ICGA) were performed by Leontxo Garcia. The arbitrary selection of the three programs raised some discussions. =Man vs Machine Team Championship 2004= Hydra, Fritz 8 and Deep Junior played Veselin Topalov, Ruslan Ponomariov and Sergey Karjakin.

=People vs Computers World Chess Team Match 2005= Hydra, Deep Junior and Fritz 9 played Ruslan Ponomariov, Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Alexander Khalifman.

=Publications=

First

 * Jaap van den Herik (2004). The World Chess Team Championship Man vs. Machine. ICGA Journal, Vol. 27, No. 4, pdf
 * Eric Hallsworth (2004/2005). Man v Machine - Part 1. Selective Search 115, pp. 27, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
 * Eric Hallsworth (2005). Man v Machine - Part 2. Selective Search 116, pp. 9, pdf hosted by Mike Watters

Second

 * David Levy (2005). The 2nd Bilbao Man vs. Machine Team Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 4
 * Eric Hallsworth (2006). Hydra, Deep Junior and Fritz Centrino versus GMs Pnomariov, Khaliman and Kasimzhanov .... Selective Search 122, pp. 20, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
 * Eric Hallsworth (2006). Man v Machine, Bilbao 2005: The Final Games. Selective Search 123, pp. 11, pdf hosted by Mike Watters

=Forum Posts=
 * Bilbao = I Mundial de Personas contra Ordenadores by José Antônio Fabiano Mendes, CCC, July 28, 2004
 * Ch. Donninger at Bilbao (original in German) by Franz Hagra, CCC, August 29, 2004
 * Bilbao ... by Guy Haworth, CCC, October 9, 2004
 * Bilbao: Man vs Machine (Rounds 1-4) Ranking List and Games by Kurt Utzinger, CCC, October 09, 2004
 * Some remarks about Hydra in Bilbao, by Chrilly Donninger by Enrique Irazoqui, CCC, October 11, 2004

=External Links=
 * Man vs Machine World Team Championship (2004–2005) - Wikipedia

2004

 * 1st World Wide Team Championship People vs Computers, Bilbao ESP 2004 by Kurt Utzinger
 * Man vs Machine Team Championship starts, ChessBase News, October 06, 2004
 * Machines attack, humans strike back - A Great Show! by David Levy, ChessBase News, October 08, 2004
 * Feeding frenzy in Bilbao, ChessBase News, October 10, 2004
 * Bilbao Man vs Machine – a resume - Drama in Bilbao by David Levy, ChessBase News, October 16, 2004
 * The Man vs Machine debate continues, ChessBase News, October 20, 2004
 * "No hubo ningún 'fracaso humano'",ChessBase - Noticias de ajedrez, March 29, 2005 (Spanish)

2005

 * 2nd World Wide Team Championship Man vs Machine, Bilbao ESP 2005 by Kurt Utzinger
 * 400 niños invaden Villa de Bilbao, ChessBase - Noticias de ajedrez, November 21, 2005 (Spanish)
 * 3-0 shock start by computers in Bilbao, ChessBase News, November 21, 2005
 * Bilbao – the humans strike back, ChessBase News, November 22, 2005
 * Wham! 2½-½ for the machines in Bilbao, ChessBase News, November 23, 2005
 * 8:4 final score for the machines – what next? Round 4 report by Arbiter David Levy, ChessBase News, November 24, 2005

Misc

 * Michael Brecker's Tales From The Hudson Band - Song For Bilbao, Jazz By The Sea, Tokyo Bay NK Hall, August 23, 1997, YouTube Video
 * line up: Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Joey Calderazzo, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette

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