The First World Cup last year was held in Shenyang, China. It takes an inordinate amount of time to get there. The idea was originally proposed by Garry Kasparov and allows players to use a computer during the game, to consult a database and as an analytical assistant. The participants this year are Viswanathan Anand, Alexei Shirov, Peter Leko and Vesselin Topalov. There will be a preliminary presentation for this tournament on Feb. 1.
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Garry Kasparov can echo the words of Bill Clinton at the Andrews Air Force base after winning the super GM tournament in Wijk aan Zee for the third year in succession. He did it convincingly, finishing half a point ahead of FIDE world champion Anand and a full point clear of BGN world champion Kramnik. I recognize only Kramnik as the world champion. To become world champion you have beat your predecessor. The name of the organization, be it FIDE, PCA, Braingames or Pepsi, doesn t matter.