| P l a y e r p r o f i l e s |
 | vs. |  |
| Gary Kasparov | Name | IBM RS/600 SP
(a.k.a Deep Blue) |
Baku, Azerbaijan
(then the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan) | Birthplace | IBM Headquarters, Armonk, NY |
| 5'10" | Height | 6'5" |
| 176 lbs. | Weight | 3,000 lbs. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Kasparov | Parents | IBM Scientists:
Dr. C.J. Tan
Feng-hsiung Hsu
Murray Campbell
Joseph Hoane
Jerry Brody
Joel Benjamin
(U.S. Chess Grandmaster) |
| Organic. Carbon-based, 70% water. Also, large amounts of protein, calcium; trace amounts of other minerals. | Composition | Inorganic. Silicon, metal, plastic |
| Human brain, capable of sorting approx. three
moves per second | Main Processor | Power Two Super Chip processors and 256 dedicated VLSI chess processors (8 per node, with 32 nodes), together capable of sorting 200 million moves per second |
| In 1985, the 22-year-old beat Anatoly Karpov to win the World Championship. He has held title for 12 consecutive years. | Landmark
accomplishment | In 1996 at the age of 7, became the first supercoputer to win a chess game against a World Champion. |
| Vast knowledge of chess strategy | Advantage | It's bigger and it's faster. |
| "The last time I was surprised by the strength of the machine. This time I know what to expect... I mustn't take the match too lightly. | Quote | "The computer has shown me the things that I could never
have known otherwise. It's a tool that helps us think better, that's one of the main reasons
why we're here." -- Joe Hoane, Deep Blue codewriter. |
