IBM’s special chess computer built to play world-class chess.
Deep Blue was a calculator wearing a chess-club hoodie. It just counted moves until the room got very quiet.
It showed search plus scoring could beat top chess play. It helped push Game AI into the spotlight.
Minimax Search
Deep Blue used Minimax Search to pick the safest chess move.
Α-β Pruning
Α-β Pruning helped Deep Blue skip branches it did not need.
Game AI
Deep Blue made Game AI a public story, not just a lab topic.
AlphaGo
Deep Blue and AlphaGo are famous moments when machines beat human champions.