Deep Blue versus Kasparov, 1996, Game 1 Deep Blue versus Kasparov, 1996, Game 1 Deep Blue–Kasparov, 1996, Game 1 is a famous chess game in which a computer played against a human being. It was the first game played in the 1996 Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov match, and the first time that a chess-playing computer defeated a reigning world champion under normal chess tournament conditions (in particular, standard time control; in this case 40 moves in two hours). Deep Blue was a computer developed by IBM to beat grandmaster Garry Kasparov, the top chess player in the world at the time according to Elo ratings. Playing
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