More than a quarter-century before ChatGPT fueled an AI boom, the chess showdown between Kasparov and an IBM supercomputer captured the world’s attention.

Kasparov (left) shakes hands with IBM’s Feng-hsiung Hsu, Deep Blue’s principal designer. Photo: Courtesy of IBM In May of 1997, Garry Kasparov sat down at a chess board in a Manhattan ...

Beyond the chessboard, "Rematch" unravels the intense, true-life psychological thriller of Garry Kasparov's 1997 defeat by ...

Rematch plot Set in the late 1990s Rematch focuses on the true story of the man vs machine battle between the then world chess champion and an IBM supercomputer dubbed Deep Blue, which was ...

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On May 11, 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game rematch in New York.

Blue’s victory was a major success for IBM. It was also a significant milestone in the history of chess and artificial intelligence. It opened a new era for AI development.

Learn about the use of computers in the game and the evolution of chess engines. Discover the history behind the famous battle between IBM's Deep Blue and Grandmaster Garry Kasparov.

On May 11, 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game rematch in New York.