Game 6: Kasparov Chickens out and takes a draw in a game he might have won
The standing-room only crowd booed when Garry Kasparov took a quick draw in a position where he seemed to have good winning chances.
At the press conference after the match, I asked him why he did not simply play 28. . . . f6 followed by Kf7 and then Kasparov can slowly push up his pawns and possibly win. Kasparov replied that he was afraid that he might blunder and lose.
ESPN Coverage of the Match.
   
  
 
  
 
The final position. The Computer offered a draw and Kasparov accepted. Kasparov has been severely criticized for this, because he had a small advantage and good winning chances.
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[Event "FIDE Man-Machine WC"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2003.02.07"]
[Round "06"]
[White "DEEP JUNIOR"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7
8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 Bd7 10.Be3 Bc6 11.Bf3 Nbd7 12.a4 b6 13.Qd3 Bb7
14.h3 Rc8 15.Rad1 h6 16.Rfe1 Qc7 17.g3 Rfd8 18.Kh2 Re8 19.Re2 Qc4
20.Qxc4 Rxc4 21.Nd2 Rc7 22.Bg2 Rec8 23.Nb3 Rxc3 24.bxc3 Bxe4
25.Bc1 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Rxc3 27.Ba3 Ne8 28.f4 1/2-1/2
- Susan Polgar left and Sam Sloan right talk to Rusudan Goletiani, right rear, and her sister, left rear, at the Kasparov vs. Computer Man vs. Machine Match
- Susan Polgar left and Sam Sloan right talk to Rusudan Goletiani, right rear, and her sister, left rear, at the Kasparov vs. Computer Man vs. Machine Match
- Sam Sloan talks to Rusudan Goletiani, right, and her sister, at the Kasparov vs. Computer Man vs. Machine Match
Here are links:
Here are some media commentaries on the 1997 Kasparov - Deep Blue chess match:
- IBM Chess Machine Beats Humanity's Champ
- At the End, Deep Blue in a Walk, by Robert Byrne
- IBM's chip shot beats Garry, by Andy Soltis
- Kasparov with Deep Blues, Rages against machine after loss
- Flawed Strategy vs. Fierce Resistance, by Robert Byrne
- Kasparov, Unbowed, Looks to Third Bout With Deep Blue, by Bruce Weber
- Kasparov beats Deep Blue, by Bruce Weber
- Deep Blue Battles Kasparov to a Draw
- One day after its chess computer defeated Garry Kasparov, IBM stock surged to a 10-year high
- If Deep Blue Wrote Hamlet Would It Change the Endgame?
- Deep Blue Gently Shows It Has Developed a Nose for Nuances, by Robert Byrne
- Kasparov Draws Third Game Against Deep Blue
- After Another Cautious Start, a Small Gamble Doesn't Help, by Robert Byrne
- Victory Eludes Champion After a Tense Fight With the Computer
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