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Maestro Michael Adams has been succeeded to make there not in round the arrears on its electronic adversary Hydra that consists of 200 pc's, good. With yettournament he can to go win no longer.

The two parties that past weekends took place, were won by the Hydra-supercomputer. Actual became it after Saturday all clear that the victories outside the reach of Adams would remain. On that point had Hydra all three victories and a right position scored, good for 3.5 points. That is to be won sufficient round the tournament of six parties. The victory yields the Hydra-team 25,000 dollars.

Also in the open competitions, by which also other players do might and public with, showed the supercomputer self onverslaanbaar. Nobody of the eight uitdagers even a remise wanted to force, through which the prijzenpot of 5,000 Briton pound lie remained.

The Hydra-chess computer, that from 200 pc's with Xeon-processors exists, will today for the very last time come out against Michael Adams, of the worldly third best chess player.