On 11 May 1997, in New York, IBM's chess computer Deep Blue won the sixth and final game of a rematch against the world champion Garry Kasparov, giving the machine a victory of 3.5 to 2.5. Kasparov had won the first match in 1996. Deep Blue could examine 200 million positions a second. Kasparov, who accused IBM of cheating, resigned in 19 moves after a blunder in the final game. IBM refused a rematch and dismantled the machine. It was the first time that a computer defeated a reigning world champion under tournament conditions.
Before and after
- 28 February 1997North Hollywood shootout
- from 10 March 1997 to 20 May 2003Premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 29 April 1997Founding of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- 11 May 1997Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov
- from 15 May 1997 to 9 June 2012Premiere of Bob the Builder
- 26 June 1997Publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- from 2 July 1997 to 1 January 19991997 Asian financial crisis
- 4 July 1997Mars Pathfinder and the Sojourner rover
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