HITECH CHESS REPORT

In response to this need, Shelby Lyman, the host of past Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) series on world chess championship matches, organized the AGS Challenge Match at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Funding for this event was provided by AGS Computers, Inc., a New Jersey-based software firm. The match was held September 22-25, with one game played each day, and was widely covered by the international press. Participating were Hitech, at 2407 then the highest-rated computer in the world, and International Grandmaster Arnold S. Denker, a former U.S. champion. Denker's rating of 2410 was comparable to that of Hitech.