🔬 A computer beats the chess champion (1996)
Kasparov still won that match, but in a rematch the next year Deep Blue won.
Where: Philadelphia, USA
📅 On This Day: February 10
February 10, 1996: A computer beats the chess champion. On 10 February 1996 in Philadelphia, IBM's computer Deep Blue beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov in one game. It was the first time a computer won a game against a reigning world champion under normal rules.
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🧠 Question of the day
What was the computer that beat Kasparov called?
- Big Red
- Deep Blue
- Smart Green
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Answer: Deep Blue
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What happened on February 10?
February 10, 1996: A computer beats the chess champion. It happened in Philadelphia, USA.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_versus_Garry_Kasparov