Twenty years ago IBM’s Deep Blue computer stunned the world by becoming the first machine to beat a reigning world chess champion in a six-game match. The supercomputer’s success against an ...

The showdown between Kasparov and Deep Blue carried a similar tension when their first game began on Feb. 10, 1996. After a bad draw by Kasparov, Deep Blue won the right to take the first move.

The New York Daily News edition May 12, 1997 edition is seen. Kasparov, 34, considered by some chess experts as the greatest player in the history of the game, last year defeated Deep Blue 4-2.

Chess enthusiasts watch Garry Kasparov on a television monitor at the start of the sixth and final match against IBM’s Deep Blue computer in New York on May 11, 1997.

Deep Blue’s famous victory was nearly 20 years ago — how did you approach the challenge of solving chess and beating Kasparov back then? We had actually started work on a chess program while ...

In 1997, in New York, humans suffered an enormous blow to their chess ego when Deep Blue, a chess computer, outplayed Garry Kaspa-rov, a reigning world champion. The age of artificial intelligence ...

Beyond Deep Blue: Chess in the Stratosphere Monty Newborn 1st Edition., 2011, XII, 287 p. Hardcover, $49.95, ISBN 978-0-85729-340-4 ...

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 ...