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IP: Karpov vs the world (well the internet chess world
From: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 18:11:38 -0400
<fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param><smaller> See http://www.tele.fi/karpov/homepage.htm for more info Anatoli Karpov, the 12. World Chess Champion, will visit Finland from August 26 to August 29, 1996. Karpov will play several exhibition games as well as an open game on the Internet on August 26 at 14.00 hours Finnish time (= 11.00 hours GMT). Lehtikuva Oy / A.F.P. Photo Your chance to challenge Karpov "Karpov against the World" will be the first open Internet chess game. The champion will confront a beforehand undetermined group of opponents, i.e. players connected to this site will form his opponent, "the World". Internet users will see Karpov's moves almost as they happen and will have the chance to mail in suggestions for the next move for about 10 minutes after each move. Telecom Finland's Internet server receiving the mail will sort out the most popular move and carry it out. Intelligent front-end, real-time commenting Internet users will have two front-ends to the game. One is an intelligent graphical user interface built with Macromedia's Shockwave. Users will need Netscape 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 beta 2 or a more recent browser and the Shockwave plug-in, an easy-to-install multimedia add-on that is highly recommended. For users without the possibility to use Shockwave, there will be a text-based alternative. During the game these pages will also have real-time expert commenting and links to a newsgroup intended for players. In addition to the open game we will also present netcasting from a simultaneous clock game "Karpov versus Team Finland", which will take place on August 29, 1996. In that game Karpov will play against six Finnish top players. More information Before the game this site will offer background information concerning, among other things, chess and Anatoli Karpov. Also, follow these pages to receive additional information on how to take part in the exciting Internet chess event. The server-side technology for "Karpov against the World", including the voting mechanism, will be managed by Finland's biggest provider of Internet services, Telecom Finland. The design and management of the Shockwave front-end and this WWW-service will be carried out by Finland's leading developer of multimedia services, Terra Nova Visuals. The event is also supported by PT Finland. World Champion Anatoli Karpov will be playing the game at Hotel Intercontinental Helsinki in Finland. </smaller></fontfamily>
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