Predictions made by Ray Kurzweil this decade." Deep Fritz is a computer chess program—generally considered superior to the older Deep Blue — that has defeated or tied a number of human chess masters and opposing chess programs. Due to advances in personal computer performance, the Deep Fritz program can now run on ordinary personal computers, and different versions of it are available for purchase. In September 2002, "Chessmaster 9000", a widely available chess playing game from Ubisoft, defeated the then U.S. Chess Champion and International Grandmaster Larry Christiansen in a four-game match. In 2006 reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik was defeated 4:2 by Deep Fritz,
In a World Called Catastrophe a strong anti-war viewpoint. In a World Called Catastrophe "In a World Called Catastrophe" is a song by Canadian rock artist Matthew Good. It was released in January 2003 as the second single from his debut solo album, "Avalanche". The song reached number 5 on Canada's Singles Chart. As with the previous single "Weapon", the song features accompaniment by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The song was featured on the 8th edition of the Canadian series of "Now That's What I Call Music". The music video for "In a World Called Catastrophe" was directed by Kyle Davison and premiered in early