Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine

Name: Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
Director: Vikram Jayanti
Released: 2003-09-05
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Marc Ghannoum, Michael Greengard, Anatoli Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Joel Benjamin Mowdy

6.4

September 5, 2003

1h 30m

Documentary

Overview

Garry Kasparov is possibly the greatest chess player who has ever lived. In 1997, he played a match against the greatest chess computer: IBM's Deep Blue. He lost. This film depicts the drama that happened away from the chess board from Kasparov's perspective. It explores the psychological aspects of the game and the paranoia surrounding IBM's ultimate chess machine.