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Kasparov versus The World is a famous chess game played over the Internet in 1999 between world champion Russian Grandmaster Garry Kasparov (pictured) and The World, of which the move was decided by the plurality vote of MSN Gaming Zone visitors; the match was conducted in a correspondence format in which each side was permitted 24 hours to move in 1999. Although The World, at the suggestion of two of its four advisors—International Masters American Irina Krush and German Elisabeth Pähtz—essayed a sharp theoretical novelty on its tenth move, forking two central pawns, Kasparov ultimately ground out a 62-move win amidst bickering amongst online voters.

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