In a classic duel between wetware and software this afternoon, the world’s number one chess player will battle a computer program in the last of a four-game set in virtual reality. After three contests, the opponents — Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, 40, and X3D Fritz — are deadlocked at one win each with one draw. “It’s really been fascinating,” X3D Technologies consultant John Fernandez said of the first three tilts. “The huge challenge in this man-versus-machine match is not getting the strongest computer program possible, but creating this entire virtual reality environment.”
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Grandmaster and Computer To Battle in Final Match
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 18, 2003 06:55 AMIn a classic duel between wetware and software this afternoon, the world’s number one chess player will battle a computer program in the last of a four-game set in virtual reality. After three contests, the opponents — Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, 40, and X3D Fritz — are deadlocked at one win each with one draw. “It’s really been fascinating,” X3D Technologies consultant John Fernandez said of the first three tilts. “The huge challenge in this man-versus-machine match is not getting the strongest computer program possible, but creating this entire virtual reality environment.”