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Quote by Garry Kasparov

“It was an impressive achievement, of course, and a human achievement by the members of the IBM team, but Deep Blue was only intelligent the way your programmable alarm clock is intelligent. Not that losing to a $10 million alarm clock made me feel any better.”

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov is a renowned chess grandmaster, writer, and activist. Born on April 13, 1963, he is considered one of the greatest chess players in history, having won multiple world chess championships. Kasparov's achievements are not limited to the chessboard; he is also a prominent figure in social and political activism, promoting the culture of chess and advocating for democratic ideals. more

“Chess is far too complex to be definitively solved with any technology we can conceive of today. However, our looked-down-upon cousin, checkers, or draughts, suffered this fate quite recently thanks to the work of Jonathan Schaeffer at the University of Alberta and his unbeatable program Chinook.”

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Author:Garry Kasparov

“Though I would have liked my chances in a rematch in 1998 if I were better prepared, it was clear then that computer superiority over humans in chess had always been just a matter of time.”

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Author:Garry Kasparov

“Ironically, the main task of chess software companies today is to find ways to make the program weaker, not stronger, and to provide enough options that any user can pick from different levels and the machine will try to make enough mistakes to give him a chance.”