This Day in History: <br />Kasparov Loses Chess <br />Game to Computer February 10, 1996 The world chess champion <br />faced IBM computer Deep Blue <br />for a six-game match. After three hours, <br />Kasparov forfeited. It was the first time a <br />computer had beat a human <br />in a such a regulation, <br />six-game match. As an estimated six million <br />people watched on the internet, <br />Kasparov would ultimately win the match. He took home the <br />$400,000 prize money. A year later, <br />Deep Blue would be the victor, <br />besting Kasparov for the $700,000 match prize.
