He said that IBM got a Russian speaking security to relay a conversation Kasparov had after a game with a coach. Considering IBM was willing to spy, it seems reasonable to suspect IBM spied on opening prep). Had the game been played a week earlier, Deep Blue would have fallen for Kasparov's dubious Caro Kann opening trap.
n an unexpected victory of machine over man, Deep Blue, the new I.B.M. chess computer, trounced the world chess champion, Gary Kasparov, yesterday in the first game of their scheduled six-game match here at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Computers have beaten grandmasters before, mostly in games of speed chess, but this is the first time a Teaming the two in chess, experts say, produces a force that plays better chess than either humans or computers can manage on their own. Centaur chess is all about amplifying human performance. The human plus machine style of play is called Freestyle (often played online) and the rules of the game allow chess players to consult outside sources 📚 Kasparov-- X3D match fought to a draw! With the weight of humanity on his shoulders, Garry Kasparov toiled over what he would play in the ultimate game of the 2nd "Man vs. Machine" match. Having eschewed more provocative defenses such as the King's Indian and the Grünfeld, Kasparov chose the "safe" Queen's Gambit accepted. bU8dyA.