Chess engine vs Kasparov 1996 question
The gist
Researcher Nicholas Carlini ran a Stockfish port on a 200 MHz Intel Pentium Pro, estimating an Elo of 3300 ± 87.
The test suggests commodity 1996 hardware, not just IBM's supercomputer, could have topped Kasparov.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 1995The 200 MHz Intel Pentium Pro was released.
- Feb 10, 1996IBM's Deep Blue defeated reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a game for the first time, in Philadelphia.
- 1996Kasparov won the six-game match 4-2, winning three games and drawing two.