Deep blue vs garry kasparov biography

1996 and 1997 chess matches

Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov was a pair of six-game chess matches between then-world chess championGarry Kasparov and an IBM supercomputer called Deep Blue.

Kasparov won the first match, held in Philadelphia in 1996, by 4–2. Deep Blue won a 1997 rematch held in New York City by 3½–2½. The second match was the first defeat of a reigning world chess champion by a computer under tournament conditions, and was the subject of a documentary film, Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine.

Impact and symbolic significance

Both matches were widely covered by the media, and Deep Blue became a celebrity.^[1][2] After the match, it was reported that IBM had dismantled Deep Blue, but in fact it remained in operation for several years.^[3]

Prizes were awarded for both matches by the sponsor, IBM Research, with Deep Blue's share going back to IBM.

For the first match, the winner was awarded $400,000