The Man vs. The Machine
On May 2,1997, Garry Kasparov, arguably the greatest human chess player ever, sat down in New York City to do battle with IBM's chess-playing computer, Deep Blue. While the much hyped match of man versus machine consisted of six chess games over nine days, there are many who would claim the entire contest was decided in just one move. This short documentary tells the epic tale of how mankind lost to the machine and highlighting what may have been man's ultimate downfall…having emotions.
- Overview
- Cast
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The Man vs. The Machine
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 22, 2014
Runtime
0h 18m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
The Man vs. The Machine
Production Companies
The Kennedy/Marshall Company, FiveThirtyEight, ESPN Films
Director
Frank Marshall
Description
On May 2,1997, Garry Kasparov, arguably the greatest human chess player ever, sat down in New York City to do battle with IBM's chess-playing computer, Deep Blue. While the much hyped match of man versus machine consisted of six chess games over nine days, there are many who would claim the entire contest was decided in just one move. This short documentary tells the epic tale of how mankind lost to the machine and highlighting what may have been man's ultimate downfall…having emotions.
