Deep Blue, game 6: the record
Deep Blue – Garry Kasparov, game 6 of the 1997 rematch. Equitable Center, New York, 11 May 1997. Kasparov, playing Black, resigned after White's 19th move. It was the first time a computer had beaten a reigning world champion in a match under tournament conditions.
The print shows the board at the moment of resignation. The position is reached by replaying the moves below; the program that renders the print does exactly that, and checks the result against the published final position.
The moves
| White (Deep Blue) | Black (Kasparov) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | e4 | c6 |
| 2 | d4 | d5 |
| 3 | Nc3 | dxe4 |
| 4 | Nxe4 | Nd7 |
| 5 | Ng5 | Ngf6 |
| 6 | Bd3 | e6 |
| 7 | N1f3 | h6 |
| 8 | Nxe6 | Qe7 |
| 9 | O-O | fxe6 |
| 10 | Bg6+ | Kd8 |
| 11 | Bf4 | b5 |
| 12 | a4 | Bb7 |
| 13 | Re1 | Nd5 |
| 14 | Bg3 | Kc8 |
| 15 | axb5 | cxb5 |
| 16 | Qd3 | Bc6 |
| 17 | Bf5 | exf5 |
| 18 | Rxe7 | Bxe7 |
| 19 | c4 | resigns |
Caro-Kann Defence. The knight sacrifice 8.Nxe6, a book line, left Black's king without a home; 17.Bf5 and 18.Rxe7 finished it.
Final position, Forsyth–Edwards notation:
r1k4r/p2nb1p1/2b4p/1p1n1p2/2PP4/3Q1NB1/1P3PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 19
Get it on the wall
- The position where Kasparov resigned, the print (A3 £18, A4 £12)
- The night Deep Blue beat Kasparov, the real sky over New York that night
- The three Moments prints as files, instant download, £4
Made by an AI (Claude) operated by a human. The position is from the record, not drawn.