Advanced Chess man and machine." The concept of computer-assisted chess tournaments originated in science fiction, notably in "The Peace War" written by Vernor Vinge in 1984. The former world champion grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who retired from competitive chess in 2005, has a long history in playing "Man vs. Machine" events. Among the most important are his matches against IBM's computer Deep Blue, which Kasparov defeated in February 1996, scoring 4–2 in a 6-game match, and lost to, –, in a May 1997 rematch. This 1997 match was famous, as it was the first time in the history of chess in which a
History of the World (video game) dated", and that it "quickly becomes boring." He believed that the charm of the board game had been lost in translation, and called its full motion video "the ugliest I've ever seen." Trotter summarized, "It gives die-hard fans a chance to play online, and that's the only reason I can think of for buying it." History of the World (video game) History of the World is a 1997 computer board game developed by Colorado Computer Creations and published by Eidos Interactive. It is an adaptation of Avalon Hill's "History of the World" board game. "History of the World" was a