If he wants to play Deep Blue/Deep Fritz or Deep whatever after a proper match then let him, frankly who cares, whats important is he plays Topalov, and I suspect his preparation for Deep whatever is out the window now - more important things to consider, like Toppy!

Not Deep Blue but Deep Fritz

For those who are interested, Bessel Kok has replied to the announcement of the reunification match.  it can be read at chessbase.com .

Kramnik with artritis in a rapid games.... Well if he wants to win this match he should fight and decide the match in the first 12 games.

But just in case, what would happen if this 4  25-min. games also end 2-2?

Kirsan has probably just won re-election as FIDE president.  He's officially announced the 12-game match between Topalov and Kramnik.  The loser of the match doesn't even get to play in the 8-player World Championship in Mexico, but gets to play in "the World Cup" instead.  If Kirsan the Kriminal can make this happen, Bessel Kok won't have any chance at all of winning the FIDE election.

So, as happy as I am to see the match scheduled, I still want Kirsan to leave chess.  His tainted money may have fueled some fantastic tournaments, but at tremendous social costs that should embarrass all chess players and fans.

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I dont think so. if we look at Wch history from Botvinnik to Fischer-all involving the 24 game format, there were no quick or routine draws; especially Fischer-Spasky 1972. All or most games were pretty hard fought including the drawn ones. However when the 1st to win 6 games format came into the picture we saw GK employing them (quick draws) as a match strategy to exhaust Karpov who was already within a point of clinching a title. When fatigue set it Karpov started losing games before the match was abandoned. But when AK-GK was replayed in a 24 game format, the fight was on again.

All these quick draws was also apparent in GK-Kramnik matches, & quite a nomber of kramnik games so far. In recent years also quick draws to husband strength in long tournaments has become increasingly prevalent. Its really an attitude that needs to be eradicated to maintain playing standards in today's game. Chess is meant to be a fight, let it always remain so.

Marginally.  It's just not terribly satisfying.  I would have preferred a 24-game match (maybe even broken into thirds at different venues if sponsorship was an issue) or the first to 6 wins (because we really do need a winner here, don't we?)...

yes. 12 games is short. I still prefer the old 24 game format. That would be a sterner test physically, mentally & psychlogically for both players. But then again, if we look at all the PCA & Braingames WCh matches, they were all following the 'short' format. I'm not sure....just maybe its one of the conditions laid down by the Kramnik camp, readily accepted by FIDE in their attempt to make chess 'faster' apart from their shorter time control measures, so that there would be greater TV coverage.

Since its a reunification match -either Topa or Kramnik becomes the legitimate WCh should they win. but does anyone have any idea what will happen if its a 6-6 tie? Or does it go into rapid/blitz tiebreaks?? If so...then this would be among the cheapest titles ever. Certainly not good for world chess.