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'''Kramnik versus Deep Fritz''',<br/>
a match between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_World_Chess_Championship_2000 Classical World Chess Champion] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik] and one of the world's top rated chess programs at that time, [[Fritz|Deep Fritz 7]] by [[ChessBase]] <ref>[http://de.chessbase.com/post/getestet-und-fr-sehr-gut-befunden-deep-fritz-7-0 Getestet und für sehr gut befunden: Deep Fritz 7.0], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Nachrichten]], October 28, 2002</ref>, held in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manama Manama], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain Bahrain], October 4-19, [[Timeline#2002|2002]]. It was organized by the ''General Organization of Youth and Sports in Bahrain'' <ref>[http://www.goys.gov.bh/en/Pages/default.aspx General Organization of Youth & Sports]</ref>, held under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronage patronage] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Bahrain King of Bahrain], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty His Majesty] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh Sheikh] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa] <ref>[[Karsten Müller]] ('''2002'''). ''The Clash of the Titans: Kramnik – Fritz Bahrain''. [[ICGA Journal#25_4|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 4]]</ref>. Dubbed as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brains_in_Bahrain Brains in Bahrain], the eight game match ended in a 4-4 tie with two wins each and four draws. It was not sanctioned by [[ICGA]] or [[FIDE]] as ''Man vs. Machine World Championship'' - opposed to the upcoming [[Kasparov versus Deep Junior 2003]] match.
The Fritz team was represented by primary author [[Frans Morsch]], by co-author and operator [[Mathias Feist]], and by book author [[Alex Kure]]. Kramnik was supported by his seconds [[Christopher Lutz]] and Tigran Nalbandjan <ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=13300245 Nalbandian, Tigran FIDE Chess Profile]</ref> <ref>[https://de.chessbase.com/post/vor-zehn-jahren-brains-in-bahrain- Vor zehn Jahren: "Brains in Bahrain"], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Nachrichtens]], October 16, 2012 (German)</ref>.
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'''Postings'''
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=256098 Draw due to lack of blockade detection...] by [[Eli David|Omid David]], [[CCC]], October 04, 2002
'''Links'''
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/the-berlin-wall-holds-short-draw-in-game-1- The Berlin Wall Holds. Short Draw in Game 1], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 04, 2002
