Kasparov and Deep Blue: The Historic Chess Match Between Man and Machine

by Bruce Pandolfini

From America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit comes the classic confrontation of Man versus Machine—the match between Kasparov and IBM's chess program.

In six games that riveted chess enthusiasts and laypeople alike, world chess champion Garry Kasparov and IBM’s chess program Deep Blue fought for the title of best chess player in the world. The games themselves were dramatic events, filled with fascinating strategic moments, but their impact reverberated for beyond the chess world and the world would never look at computers the same way again.​

Pandolfini follows the tournament in a game-by-game, play-by-play analysis that reveals the significance of this important match. With numerous diagrams and easy-to-follow explanations of the key moves of every game, Paldolfini reenacts the drama of this intense week. Sidebars, tips, and short essays also provide a broader view of the match in terms of the history of artificial intelligence, computers’ creative abilities, and whether or not human intervention was the ultimate cause of Kasparov’s defeat, as the defeated champion claims.

Genres: Chess, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 16, 1997

About the author

Bruce Pandolfini (born September 17, 1947) is an American chess author, teacher, and coach. A USCF national master, he is generally considered to be America’s most experienced chess teacher. As a coach and trainer, Pandolfini has possibly conducted more chess sessions than anyone in the world. By the summer of 2015 he had given an estimated 25,000 private and group lessons.

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Reviews

[Joey Comeau · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is basically a prequel to TERMINATOR.

[Bill Forgeard]

(Read during High School)

[Jessada Karnjana · Rating 5 out of 5]

รวมเกมและคำวิจารณ์การเล่นระหว่าง Garry Kasparov กับ Deep Blue หกเกมในเดือนพฤษภาคม 1997 อย่างค่อนข้างละเอียด ซึ่งเป็นที่รู้กันดีว่าศึกครั้งนี้ Garry Kasparov แพ้ Deep Blue ไมโครโปรเซสเซอร์ 512 ตัวที่อึดที่สุดแห่งยุค (นั้น)