Kasparov

Kasparov vs Deep Blue
It was for the first time that the world eagerly witnessed the historic event of a computer being worthy contender to one of the world's sharpest mind.IBM's supercomputerDeep Blue and World Champion Gary Kasparov came head to head in the famous pair of six-game match between the human and computer chess. The first edition took place in February 1996 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania and a rematch, which has been called "the most spectacular chess event in history", was played in New York at the beginning of May 1997.Kasparov with one loss, two draws and three wins wonthe face-off with a score of 4-2 in 1996 while Deep Blue strongly came back the following year to defeat the reigning world champion Kasparov in two games, losing one and drawing three to win the bout3.5-2.5 and thus creating history. |
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Chess board and pieces used in the 1996 Kasparov vs. Deep Blue match |
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The 1997 Match |
The Rematch between Gary Kasparov and IBM'ssupercomputer Deep Blue was played out in New York television studio, located at the 39th storey of the Equitable Center at the beginning of May 1997. It was regarded as the most spectacular chess event inhistory. The champion began with great enthusiasm and optimism. He won the first game in 45 moves.The second game was full of controversy as Kasparov accused IBM of cheating which he eventually lost. Manybelieved Kasparov resigned a drawn position, since he missed a deep tricky perpetual check and observers suspected that he was spooked by the strength of his electronic opponent. Kasparov began thethird game by playing irregular Mieses Opening, hoping to lead the computer out of its opening book strategy. However both ended up drawing the game. In the fourth game Kasparov neared his time limitwhich prompted him to hurry into his moves and eventually the game ended in a draw. Deep Blue in the fifth game played an excellent endgame to Kasparov's King's Indian Attack opening and forced the...