Garry Kasparov’s Chess Defeat, 1997
The image shows world chess champion Garry Kasparov getting beaten by a computer in 1997. In a competition known as Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov, the IMB supercomputer and the chess champion went head-to-head in six matches which spanned. Kasparov won the first series in 1996, but the 1997 rematch was won by Deep Blue.
It was one of the first signs of what artificial intelligence could do and we’re seeing how much progress it’s made today. Kasparov, as well as the crowd’s reactions, were fun to see, but today, no one would be surprised by a computer beating a human at any strategic game.