Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine

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Leaburn O 05/08/2015 One for the conspiracy theorists. Standard documentary but the central tenet of the conspiracy is severely light on evidence which holds the documentary back from making any sensational revelations. What we learn is that Kasparov was suspicious that there was an element of human involvement in Deep Blue beating him and that IBM refused hima rematch as their share price had rocketed off the back of the victory. Not sure its worthy of a full on documentary but there were some interesting parts to the film too. The enigmatic nature of chess players in general might be a fine recipe for a future documentary. They are often quite fascinatingly eccentric along with being incredibly intelligent. See more 02/13/2015 It goes with the conspiracy story when there's a more interesting philosophical story waiting to be told. See more 04/26/2013 Great nerd drama for technology enthusiasts or anyone with an interest in the bizarre subculture of grandmaster chess competition. The twelve-tone music score fits nicely alongside the sheer madness of those crazy enough to write a chess engine that could rival the skill of Garry Kasparov. See more 07/11/2012 This film tells a story in an interesting way and sparks the interest of the viewer through implications of larger, global issues. See more 06/30/2012 An interesting look at potentially the most significant match in the machine race, but the big question remains, did IBM externaly force Deep Blue's decision on the pawn See more 06/27/2012 How do you program a computer to play chess intelligently? Why is it so difficult? And what does a computer beating the reigning champion in chess mean for the field of artificial intelligence on the whole? Don't look to this movie for answers to these questions; the director doesn't seem to care. Instead, he devotes this regrettable doc to speculation about IBM engaging in foul play, cheesy padding montages of "The Turk," a chess playing automaton from the 18th century (which they tell you almost nothing about!), and laughably boring scenes of Kasparov recounting where chairs were placed in the rooms where historic chess matches were played. If someone wants to watch a movie about chess and/or computers, I wish the director would treat the audience as though they had some intelligence; instead, this felt like watching an episode of Unsolved Mysteries that was twice as long as it needed to be. Disapointing! See more Read all reviews

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