Senegal's N'Diaga Samb  vs. "Buggy" Computer in rematch!
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Nicolas Guibert, "International Draughts: The Revenge of the First Man-Machine Match," www.buggy-online.com, (Les Lilas, France).

In August 2001, International Grand-Master Ndiaga Samb (Senegal) won the first Man-Machine in the history of International Draughts (checkers), against the best program, BUGGY.

The time for a revenge has come.

The French program BUGGY will again play Ndiaga Samb, now ranked World #8. The revenge will take place in the prestigious
Palais des Festivals in Cannes, during the International Games Festival.

Buggy Team: (L-R) GM Maxime Kouamé (Côte d-Ivoire), NM Nicolas Guibert (France), NM Souleymane Keita (Senegal)

Buggy Team: (L-R) GM Maxime Kouamé (Côte d-Ivoire), NM Nicolas Guibert (France), NM Souleymane Keita (Senegal). See Profiles.

The match will be sanctioned by the ICGA (International Computer Games Association), the FFJD (French Draughts Federation) and the FMJD (World Draughts Federation).

The match will be broadcast live on the official site www.buggy-online.com, thanks to the web-hosting company Amen
.

All information about the match is already available on the official site. A complete media pack can also be downloaded there.

For more information, please contact:


Comité d'organisation du match Samb-Buggy
Nicolas Guibert
98, avenue Pasteur
93260 Les Lilas
France
ng@buggy-online.com
Tel : +33 (0)1 43 62 08 79

1st Man-Machine Match: The Revenge

Posted by The Chess Drum: 22 February 2003