Computer chess In January 2003, Garry Kasparov played Junior, another chess computer program, in New York City. The match ended 3–3. In November 2003, Garry Kasparov played X3D Fritz. The match ended 2–2. In 2005, Hydra, a dedicated chess computer with custom hardware and sixty-four processors and also winner of the 14th IPCCC in 2005, defeated seventh-ranked Michael Adams 5½–½ in a six-game match (though Adams' preparation was far less thorough than Kramnik's for the 2002 series). In November–December 2006, World Champion Vladimir Kramnik played Deep Fritz. This time the computer won; the match ended 2–4. Kramnik was able to view the
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov this is nowadays a common tactic, it was a relatively new idea at the time. Despite this anti-computer tactic, the game was drawn. "May 7". In this game Kasparov played the Caro–Kann Defence. Kasparov got into time trouble late in the game. The sub-optimal moves he played in a hurry may have cost him the victory. "May 10". In this game, the King's Indian Attack opening was played. As in the previous game, Deep Blue played a brilliant endgame that secured a draw, when it was looking as if Kasparov would win. If White plays 50.g8=Q then Black can force