Word: champion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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They've got it easy. Across campus, several members of the Harvard Chess Team will challenge the world champion, Gary Kasparov of the Soviet Union...
There is just one catch to make things a little more fair--the champion will have to play all eight opponents at the same time. Considering the quality of the Harvard contingent that will be playing today, maybe it's Kasparov who could use a good pep talk...
...champion noted that the computer kept playing long after a flesh-and-blood opponent would have resigned...
...World Computer Chess champion retired from the first game after Kasparov's 52nd move...
...said he realized early in the first game that he would win when the computer missed some tactical opportunities and was unable to analyze all of the champion's decisions...