Description
From Americaโs foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflixโs The Queenโs Gambit comes the classic confrontation of Man versus Machineโthe match between Kasparov and IBM's chess program.In six games that riveted chess enthusiasts and laypeople alike, world chess champion Garry Kasparov and IBMโs chess program Deep Blue fought for the title of best chess player in the world. The games themselves were dramatic events, filled with fascinating strategic moments, but their impact reverberated for beyond the chess world and the world would never look at computers the same way again.โ
Pandolfini follows the tournament in a game-by-game, play-by-play analysis that reveals the significance of this important match. With numerous diagrams and easy-to-follow explanations of the key moves of every game, Paldolfini reenacts the drama of this intense week. Sidebars, tips, and short essays also provide a broader view of the match in terms of the history of artificial intelligence, computersโ creative abilities, and whether or not human intervention was the ultimate cause of Kasparovโs defeat, as the defeated champion claims.
ISBN:9780684848525
