One-Million-Rouble Chess Match: Sergey Karjakin vs Chess Robot ChessKa
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Human versus Chess Robot: This is as big as it gets! One of the strongest chess players in the world Sergey Karjakin will take on chess robot ChessKa for a prize-money of one million rubles.

The Blitz Chess Championships 2013 for Chess Playing Robots and a unique match between Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and 
chess robot ChessKa (aka Chess Terminator) will be held during ‘Metalworking 2013’ at the Exhibition Center in Moscow from May 27-27. Karjakin stands to win one million roubles if he beats the ‘machine’.

Considering Mr ChessKa would not be getting tired so, in addition, kids from ages 6 to 10 in three age categories will also play with the robot. The providers of the event invite all young chess enthusiasts to compete with the robot and receive prizes. To apply for competition entry: chessrobot@yandex.ru.

Date
Event
May 27th, 2013
12.00 – 16.00
Children against robots
Blitz-tournament with robot for children from 6 to 10 years old. Ceremonial awarding.
May 28th, 2013
12.00 – 16.00
Children against robots
Blitz-tournament with robot for children from 6 to 10 years old. Ceremonial awarding.
May 29th, 2013
12.00 – 16.00
Children against robots
Blitz-tournament with robot for children from 6 to 10 years old. Ceremonial awarding.
May 30th, 2013
12.00
World Chess Blitz Championship of Chess Playing Robots 2013
May 31st, 2013
11.00 – 15.00
Millennium Chess Challenge
The match between the International Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and the
robot.
The commentator of the match is Grandmaster Sergey Shipov.
Prize Fund is 1 million rubles.


General sponsor – the Group of companies DAMATE, www.acdamate.com with the support of the nonprofit organization Fund for support of the chess art www.chessdvor.ru.

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