Deep Blue (chess computer) a dual-core Intel Xeon 5160 CPU, capable of evaluating only 8 million positions per second, but searching to an average depth of 17 to 18 plies in the middlegame thanks to heuristics; it won 4–2. Bibliography Deep Blue (chess computer) Deep Blue was a chess-playing computer developed by IBM. It is known for being the first computer chess-playing system to win both a chess game and a chess match against a reigning world champion under regular time controls. Deep Blue won its first game against a world champion on 10 February 1996, when it defeated Garry Kasparov in game one
Deep Blue versus Kasparov, 1997, Game 6 first time that a computer had defeated a World Champion in a match of several games. This, as well as the fact that Kasparov had lasted only 19 moves in a game lasting barely more than an hour, attracted much media attention. White: Deep Blue Black: Garry Kasparov Opening: Caro–Kann Defense, Steinitz Variation ("ECO" B17) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 (see diagram) 5... Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 h6? (see diagram) 8. Nxe6! 8... Qe7 9. 0-0 9... fxe6 10. Bg6+ Kd8 11. Bf4 (see diagram) 11... b5? 12. a4