A play about how Garry Kasparov lost the match to the Deep Blue supercomputer
In 2013, in New York, everyone can see the production of “The Machine” (The Machine) based on the 1997 chess match between Garry Kasparov and the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer. The presentation of the play is scheduled for September.
Matt Charman, a British playwright and play author, tells viewers about the events of 1997, when the 13th world chess champion Garry Kasparov flew to New York for the match against the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer, which counted 200 million positions per second , and its peak performance was 11.38 gigaflops.
This match was a turning point in the history of chess confrontation machines and man. Kasparov had no equal among the people, and no one expected that a computer could become a worthy opponent. In those days, no one took chess programs seriously.
The 1997 battle was not the first match of Garry Kasparov against chess programs. In 1989, Kasparov won against the computer Deep Thouht, and in 1996 - from the first version of the Deep Blue supercomputer. The results of the 1997 match are probably already known to everyone, and discussions have been going on for over 15 years:
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According to unconfirmed reports, the first shows can take place already after 3 months in May. In New York, performances will be held in September on the Park Avenue Armory stage.
Matt Charman, a British playwright and play author, tells viewers about the events of 1997, when the 13th world chess champion Garry Kasparov flew to New York for the match against the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer, which counted 200 million positions per second , and its peak performance was 11.38 gigaflops.
This match was a turning point in the history of chess confrontation machines and man. Kasparov had no equal among the people, and no one expected that a computer could become a worthy opponent. In those days, no one took chess programs seriously.
The 1997 battle was not the first match of Garry Kasparov against chess programs. In 1989, Kasparov won against the computer Deep Thouht, and in 1996 - from the first version of the Deep Blue supercomputer. The results of the 1997 match are probably already known to everyone, and discussions have been going on for over 15 years:
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- 15 years ago the computer Deep Blue beat a man in chess
- Murray Campbell - one of the creators of the computer Deep Blue
- Computer failure helped Deep Blue defeat Kasparov
According to unconfirmed reports, the first shows can take place already after 3 months in May. In New York, performances will be held in September on the Park Avenue Armory stage.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/170365/
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