Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 19:03:24 12/18/02
Some of you might have missed this, mark your calanders - this will be big. December 19th Game 1 5:00 PM EST g/25'+10" Game 2 6:15 PM EST g/25'+10" December 20th Game 1 5:00 PM EST g/25'+10" Game 2 6:15 PM EST g/25'+10" ====================================================================== X3D Technologies will host the first world chess match broadcast over the Internet in 3D. The event will star legendary world chess champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in a two-day match from the ABC news building in New York's Times Square. The matches will be broadcast over the Internet on Thursday December 19th and Friday December 20th at 5:00 PM and 6:15 PM EST. Each game will be played in approximately one hour, with 25 minutes for each player at the start, plus an increment of additional 10 seconds per move. X3D Technologies at www.x3dworld.com, will broadcast the event live in eXtreme 3D, presenting Kasparov and Karpov floating in space inside and in front of the computer screen. The Internet Chess Club at www.chessclub.com will cover the match live. Click on the Kasparov/Karpov match in the BlitzIn event list or "finger Kasparov-Karpov" for additional information about the match. Chess.FM, live Internet Chess Radio at www.chess.fm, will also have live coverage of the match. Join host Tony Rook, as GM Boris Alterman, GM Larry Christiansen, and NM Dan Heisman provide expert commentary, and ICC members Sveshi and Hangin report live from the site. About X3D: The X3D system, which retails at $99, contains everything required to convert 2D into eXtreme 3D, including wired electronic LCD viewing glasses, monitor pass-through cable, and the X3D installation software. It comes with the X3D Gateway Software, which converts television signals on the fly to true Extreme 3D viewable on any computer with a CRT display. The Gateway Software also delivers Extreme 3D to digital video, making home movies come alive. For more information: http://www.x3dworld.com
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