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After the [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997]] experience, where Kasparov had to play an almost unknown entity, a concession was made to Kramnik to his advantage. ChessBase was required to freeze the Fritz code several months before the start, while Kramnik received exactly this version allowing him and his seconds to prepare. For the match, Fritz was only allowed to change its [[Opening Book|opening book]] preferences, and in general to rely on the presumed stonger hardware of an eight-processor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq Compaq] machine.