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Kasparov vs. Deep Blue: the Chess Match That Changed Our Minds About AI
In May of 1997, Garry Kasparov sat down at a chess board in a Manhattan skyscraper. Kasparov, considered the best chess player of all time, wasn’t challenging another grandmaster. He was playing with an AI called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, built by IBM with a specific goal…
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Controversial Chess Player ‘Likely Cheated’ in Over 100 Online Chess Games, According to Investigation
The fiery cheating scandal consuming the chess world for the past month appears to be coming to a close and it looks like 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann has found himself in checkmate.
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Following ‘Anal Bead Scandal,’ Chess Master Rematch Ends in Resignation
Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen resigned on-stream during his opponent’s second move in apparent protest of the ongoing chess cheating scandal.