When he was narrowly beaten by Deep Blue, Kasparov behaved like the bad-tempered Russian genius he is, claiming that shady doings were afoot on the opposite side of the match. Which, in turn, tells us how things are likely to pan out. It is all exceedingly reminiscent of the famous 1997 match between Garry Kasparov, then the Lee Sedol of chess, and IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer. An AP wire story described the champ as “grim and ashen” as he expressed hope that he might beat the computer at least once. On Thursday, Lee fell behind AlphaGo two-nil, describing himself as “speechless” in a postgame press conference. He is generally considered the strongest player alive, with the emphasis now on that last word. “ European go champion” is a little like “best ice hockey player in Chile.” (Seriously, white folks kinda stink at this game.) But AlphaGo is now playing a five-match series against Lee Sedol, a South Korean go professional of “nine-dan” rank, the highest attainable. Watch Google’s software AlphaGo beat South Korean Go champion at ‘the only game left above chess’.Article content Recommended from Editorial This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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