The, at that time reigning Worldchampion GM Vladimir Kramnik faced

GM Christopher Lutz (2597)

GM Klaus Bischoff (2561)

GM Robert Huebner (2604)

GM Rustem Dautov (2616)

on 2004.01.29 at the Centro Dannemann, Brissago

Each German GM had three hours, while GM Kramnik had four hours in which to contemplate his moves on all four boards