This Day in History:
Kasparov Loses Chess
Game to Computer February 10, 1996 The world chess champion
faced IBM computer Deep Blue
for a six-game match. After three hours,
Kasparov forfeited. It was the first time a
computer had beat a human
in a such a regulation,
six-game match. As an estimated six million
people watched on the internet,
Kasparov would ultimately win the match. He took home the
$400,000 prize money. A year later,
Deep Blue would be the victor,
besting Kasparov for the $700,000 match prize.
Kasparov Loses Chess
Game to Computer February 10, 1996 The world chess champion
faced IBM computer Deep Blue
for a six-game match. After three hours,
Kasparov forfeited. It was the first time a
computer had beat a human
in a such a regulation,
six-game match. As an estimated six million
people watched on the internet,
Kasparov would ultimately win the match. He took home the
$400,000 prize money. A year later,
Deep Blue would be the victor,
besting Kasparov for the $700,000 match prize.
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