In 1997, Deep Blue, a computer designed by IBM, took on the undefeated world chess champion, Garry Kasparov. Kasparov lost. Some argued that computers had progressed to be "smarter" than humans.

Discover the history behind the famous battle between IBM's Deep Blue and Grandmaster Garry Kasparov. Improve your game with a lesson from a chess expert. 08/26/2024 ...

In his new book, Nate Silver writes that a glitch in IBM's chess terminator may have spooked Garry Kasparov in his famous 1997 loss. But he was more likely psyched out by its surprising brilliance.

The supercomputer Deep Blue, playing like a human, defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov Sunday to tie their six-game rematch at one victory each. Deep Blue’s victory after 45 moves and 3 ...

This story originally published in December 2020. The cracks in Garry Kasparov’s armor began to show around move 13 of his first encounter with Deep Blue. The IBM supercomputer had been under ...

In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game rematch in New York. It was the second time the computer beat the world chess champion. In 2009, Gen. David McKiernan, ...

"Kasparov first played Deep Blue in 1996 and won, but the following year IBM offered him a lot of money for a rematch," Christian Cooke, 37, told us in an exclusive interview. "Money wasn’t what ...

In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game rematch in New York. It was the second time the computer beat the world chess champion. In 2009, Gen. David McKiernan, ...