Could a modern chess engine on a Pentium have defeated Kasparov in 1996?
- On February 10th, 1996, a computer program (IBM's Deep Blue) defeated the reigning chess champion (Garry Kasparov) in a game of chess for the first time.
- Deep Blue would go on to lose the match, but a year later, would get its revenge in a 3.5-2.5 rematch.
- In order to achieve this feat, IBM spent several million dollars on research and development building a special-purpose computer specifically for this purpose.
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- On February 10th, 1996, a computer program (IBM's Deep Blue) defeated the reigning chess champion (Garry Kasparov) in a game of chess for the first time.
- Deep Blue would go on to lose the match, but a year later, would get its revenge in a 3.5-2.5 rematch.
- In order to achieve this feat, IBM spent several million dollars on research and development building a special-purpose computer specifically for this purpose.
Sources: Carlini