Deep Blue beat Kasparov in 1997, yet chess is more popular than ever
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-08-31
Peter Diamandis notes that when IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in 1997, many treated it as the death of chess. Contrary to those fears, more people play the game today than at any point in history.
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