Chess: Kasparov 1, Deep Blue 1

[duc@informatik.uni-leipzig.de]

Computer Beats Kasparov in Second Chess Game

NEW YORK (Reuter) - The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue beat world chess
champion Garry Kasparov Sunday in the second game of their $1.1 million
six-game re-match.

The Russian grandmaster resigned after Deep Blue's 45th move with the
white pieces after some 3 hours and 42 minutes play. It was only the
second time in history that a computer program had defeated a reigning
world champion in a classical chess format in which games can last several
hours.

The first time was in February 1996 in Philadelphia when Deep Blue won the
first game of the match, only to lose overall to Kasparov, considered by
most experts to be the best player in the history of the ancient game.

The match is tied at one point each. One point is awarded for a win and a
1/2 point for a draw. Kasparov won with the white pieces Saturday but was
soundly defeated in the second game.

"The computer played a terrific game," commentator and International
Master Mike Valvo told hundreds of spectators who watched the game in a
Manhattan office complex. "It squeezed Kasparov in an annaconda type
position."

Deep Blue, playing with the white pieces and the advantage of the first
move, held its edge throughout a Ruy Lopez or Spanish opening, into a
tight middle game in which it prevented the champion from manouvering out
of trouble. 

(From http://news.yahoo.com/)

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