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Byzantium Dedication Creation — May 11, 330

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What was the name of the chess-playing supercomputer developed by IBM that defeated Garry Kasparov on May 11, 1997?

ADeep Thought

BDeep Blue

CBig Blue

DChessMaster

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Question 2 of 5

How many games did the match between Kasparov and Deep Blue consist of?

A3 games

B4 games

C5 games

D6 games

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Question 3 of 5

What was the primary algorithm used by Deep Blue to play chess?

AMinimax algorithm

BAlpha-beta pruning

CNegamax algorithm

DAll of the above

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Question 4 of 5

Who was the leader of the IBM team that developed Deep Blue?

AFeng-Hsiung Hsu

BThomas Anantharaman

CMurray Campbell

DJoel Benjamin

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Question 5 of 5

In what year was the first match between Kasparov and Deep Blue, which Kasparov won?

A1995

B1996

C1997

D1998

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