Man vs. Machine

From an article in Chessbase.com:

In November classical chess world champion 30-year old Vladimir Kramnik plays a 6-game match against the computer program Deep Fritz. The prize fund is one million dollars, and the title sponsor the giant German energy concern RAG.

Ask about his chances, Kramnik reacted cautiously: "Fritz examines millions of moves per second. It is extraordinarily difficult to play against such a calculating monster. Right from the start you are walking on a very narrow ridge, and you know that any inattentiveness will be your downfall. It is a scientific experiment and I will have to fight very hard for my chance. The great chess duels between human and artificial intelligence, played at the highest level, have always fascinated the public."

In 1997 former World Champion Garry Kasparov (Russia) lost in New York against Deep Blue. Kramnik, who defeated Kasparov in their world championship match in 2000, achieved a draw against Deep Fritz in Bahrain in 2002, just as Kasparov did a year later in New York.

Source: Chessbase.com