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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'', 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>. The processors hardware used had 8 cores by Fritz was eight-processor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq Compaq] machine <ref>[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</ref> at 2.4 GHz900 MHz, it was able to run Fritz at a speed around 3 .5 [[Nodes per Second|Mn/sec]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=74460&start=3 Re: Which CPUs was used against Kramnik in 2002 ?] by Roman Zhukov, [[CCC]], July 13, 2020</ref>.
=Course of the Match=
=Concession=
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 <ref>[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</ref>.
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=Games=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=259590 Kramnik insulted by ChessBase] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], October 16, 2002 <ref>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/did-deep-fritz-use-shakespeare-to-heckle-the-world-champion- Did Deep Fritz use Shakespeare to heckle the World Champion?] [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 16, 2002</ref>
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=260399 Congratulations to the Fritz team!] by [[Andrew Williams]], [[CCC]], October 19, 2002
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=74460 Which CPUs was used against Kramnik in 2002 ?] by [[Vincent Lejeune]], [[CCC]], July 13, 2020
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