Deep Blue (chess computer)

<p>Deep Blue was a <a href="/facts/Supercomputer/HT9NwGAN">supercomputer</a> for <a href="/facts/Computer_chess/2wE8AU5d">chess-playing</a> based on a customized <a href="/facts/IBM_RS%2f6000_SP/It0XlgBy">IBM RS/6000 SP</a>. It was the first computer to win a game, and the first to win a match, against a reigning world champion under regular time controls. Development began in 1985 at <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Mellon_University/XKd7L2KA">Carnegie Mellon University</a> under the name <a href="/facts/ChipTest/0BgkLqtt">ChipTest</a>. It then moved to IBM, where it was first renamed <a href="/facts/Deep_Thought_(chess_computer)/cJ9reS8q">Deep Thought</a>, then again in 1989 to Deep Blue. It first played world champion <a href="/facts/Garry_Kasparov/NNjULdHH">Garry Kasparov</a> in a <a href="/facts/Deep_Blue_versus_Garry_Kasparov/BFbAtY8A">six-game match</a> in 1996, where it won one, drew two and lost three games. It was upgraded in 1997, and in a six-game re-match it defeated Kasparov by winning two games and drawing three. Deep Blue's victory is considered a milestone in the <a href="/facts/History_of_artificial_intelligence/1wNLDHbB">history of artificial intelligence</a> and has been the subject of several books and films.
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Deep Blue (chess computer)