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When world chess champion Garry Kasparov was defeated in 1997 by chess- playing computer Deep Blue, it created much discussion around the fact that computers had finally dominated the game of chess. With another match between Kasparov and computer champion Deep Junior just weeks away, Arimaa will challenge the real intelligence of such game playing computers and spark further discussion about a computer's ability to think like a human.
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For the tenth anniversary of Deep Blue's victory over the world chess champion Garry Kasparov, Wired has an interview with Deep Blue developer Murray Cambell. The discuss the power of the now-aging supercomputer (equivalent to just one Cell processor), and the nonexistent future of PC vs. Human chess contests.
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REDMOND, Wash., June 9, 1999 — This month, world chess champion Garry Kasparov will challenge "the world" via the Internet on the MSN TM network of Internet services, in what is expected to be the largest interactive competition ever. People from around the globe, of any level of expertise, can join forces to play Kasparov in a chess tournament beginning June 21 by logging on to http://www.MSN.com/ and clicking on games. Beginning today, MSN will offer a wide range of activities on the MSN Gaming Zone, including a "pretournament" to sharpen chess skills; chats and workshops with expert players to discuss strategy; and a sweepstakes to win a trip to meet Kasparov in person.
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It's been ten years that Garry Kasparov has held his title as World Chess Champion. This September, he will be defending his position again, this time against Vishwanathan Anand from India. The 20-game match will take place on the top floor of the World Trade Center in New York City and is scheduled to last from September 11 to October 13. The game's purse is $1.5 million.
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MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (UPI) Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov was sentenced to five days in prison for attending an anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow. lt;br gt; lt;br / gt; Kasparov, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, was one about 60 protesters arrested Saturday by riot police as several thousand people rallied in central Moscow, reported EuroNews.net. lt;br gt; lt;br / gt; At his sentencing, Kasparov told journalists the testimony against him was "all lies. " lt;br gt; lt;br / gt; Kasparov is a leader of Other Russia, an opposition group accusing Putin of destroying personal liberties and the freedom of the press, EuroNews.net reported Sunday. lt;br gt; lt;br / gt; Putin has said he plans to step down next year as president at the end of his second term but will continue to play a role in Russia 's politics. lt;br gt; lt;br gt;Copyright 2007 by United Press International
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Garry Kasparov (pronounced: Kas-PAH-rof) was born in 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 1980 he was the world junior champion, in 1981 the Soviet champion, and in 1985, at the age of 22, the youngest ever world chess champion, after defeating Anatoly Karpov. He has now been the top chess player in the world for 14 years and there are no signs of his winning streak stopping anytime soon.
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