Enrique Irazoqui

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Enrique Irazoqui, a Catalan professor of literature, expert in information technology, artificial intelligence and computer chess, and actor - most famous for his role as Jesus Christ in The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo), Italy 1964 by Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

=Computer Chess= Enrique Irazoqui was editor of the annual Computer Chess Digest, and organizer and arbiter of various tournaments and matches. Well known are his Cadaqués Computer Tournaments. In 2002, he was the arbiter during the Kramnik vs Deep Fritz chess match in Bahrain, which ended in a tie. At the Man vs Machine Team Championship 2004 in Bilbao, Enrique Irazoqui served as co-organizer and computer chess advisor.

=Selected Publications=
 * Danny Kopec, Enrique Irazoqui, Ivan Bratko (1983). The Updated Bratko-Kopec Test. Computer Chess Digest Annual pp. 45-63

=External Links=
 * Enrique Irazoqui from Wikipedia
 * The gospel according to Enrique Irazoqui!, ChessBase News, April 18, 2003

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