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Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue
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Born in Baku, in the then-Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, Kasparov is thought by many to be the best chess player in history. But he will be remembered in part for one of his few losses, a 1997 match against IBM supercomputer Deep Blue that was seen by some as a watershed moment in technological advancement.
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Kasparov claimed that several factors weighed against him in this match. In particular, he was denied access to Deep Blue's recent games, in contrast to the computer's team that could study hundreds of Kasparov's.
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Like the legendary Cuban player Jose Raul Capablanca, Kasparov is known for his uncanny intuitive play and lightning-fast vision of the board. He is notorious for switching strategies mid-game, a tactic he used to his advantage in defeating Deep Blue during last year's match.
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Education and technology are important to Kasparov. The Deep Blue match heightened public understanding of computers and their capabilities, and ... pointed out some of their limitations. Kasparov himself is a computer scientist, and has written chess software programs that enable users to pit their wits against the finest chess mind in a home environment.
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In February 1996, IBM's chess computer Deep Blue defeated Kasparov in one game using normal time controls, in Deep Blue - Kasparov, 1996, Game 1. However, Kasparov infamously retorted that upon the next games he "would tear Deep Blue to pieces with no question" [4] and proceeded to gain three wins and two draws, soundly winning the match.
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The millions of chess fans in the world remember that it was Kasparov who agreed to take on Deep Blue -- IBM's chess-playing computer. He won the first round but lost the rematch, and it still festers.
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