Fact: Chess and Artificial Intelligence – The Rise of Machi

In 1997, the world of chess changed forever when the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated the reigning world champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match. This was the first time a computer had beaten a world champion under standard tournament conditions.

Kasparov won the first match against Deep Blue in 1996, but IBM upgraded the machine, making it even stronger. In the 1997 rematch, Deep Blue's ability to calculate 200 million positions per second gave it the edge, and it won the match 3.5–2.5.

This historic event marked the beginning of AI dominance in chess. Today, chess engines like Stockfish, Leela Chess Zero, and AlphaZero play at levels far beyond any human grandmaster. Chess engines are now used for training, analysis, and even discovering new ideas in the game!