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...Saturday afternoon, Gary Kasparov, reigning world chess champion, took his seat for another match. Across the board sat his opponent, showing no signs of nervousness even though he has played only a few matches in his short lifetime...
...Kasparov's opponent, Deep Blue...is a computer...
...minds are still more able than any existing computer, that may change soon. Computers can already process information hundreds of times faster than we can because our brains are physically limited from achieving that speed. "Monster" may be too strong a word, but a computer that can beat Kasparov is very frightening...
Perhaps it is inevitable that Deep Blue or its progeny will become the world chess champion. But let us stave off the future a few moments longer. Let us keep the world within the grasp of an individual. Kasparov, all of humanity is behind...
PHILADELPHIA: Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is battling for his reputation against a computer he calls 'the monster'. Currently he is tied 1-1 against the worlds most potent chess computer, an IBM RS-6000SP named Deep Blue. In his first game, Kasparov tried a late game assault which might have rattled a human opponant, but Deep Blue remained unruffled and forced Kasparov to resign on move 37. In the second match yesterday, Kasparov offered Deep Blue short term advantages which weakened its overall position enough for him to force Deep Blue resignation on move 73 after five hours and forty...