Garry Kasparov blundered on move seven and then again on move eight, and he could just as easily have resigned there and then. Game six is a well-documented opening horror story. The analysis of the position and the computer's evaluations can be replayed below. In order to see where this led, the continuation was analyzed quite extensively with the engine and all lines led to winning positions. Some human players who like pushing their rook's pawns (Speelman, for example) might also have played this move, but it is certainly interesting that Deep Blue finds this quite sophisticated positional idea.Īs can be seen, 11.h5 was not its first choice, and was a last minute decision as it changed its mind at ply 10.ħ(4) #(10)#(18)# 18 T=1 h4, White will be forced to either defend the g3-pawn or play g4, but then the square f4 is accessible to Black's pieces, especially the knight on g6. The computer puts its finger on the slight weakness created by the move h3. It is interesting to remember Garry outraged at Deep Blue's 11.h5,Ĭlaiming this as evidence that a human had aided it behind the scenes.Ī surprising move from a computer, but a good one. Granted, this is all academic and demanding 'computer precision' from the world champion is unjust, but if true, it is still interesting to note that he had a clearcut chance to swing the balance in his favor. The biggest difference in this particular game is that in one position late in the game, Komodo is able to find a missed winning continuation for Kasparov. Game five was hardly flawless, and Komodo highlights some mistakes by Deep Blue, and missed opportunities for Garry to better press his advantage. In spite of the human player's overall better play, in such a short match, any slip could be decisive. No, what was worrisome was that the number of obvious positional blunders that had allowed the world champion to push it around so easily, had dropped to a fraction, and it was showing a resourcefulness hitherto unheard of. The loss in game two was not what would cause undue anxiety, since he had lost the first game in the 1996 match, and still came out 4-2 in the end.