News Fritz pounces on Kasparov blunder

From New Scientist:

Chess computer program X3D Fritz ruthlessly capitalised on a rare blunder by Garry Kasparov on Thursday, giving the program its first ever victory over the human world number one.

"You work hard for three hours, you get a very promising position, you make a blunder and you go home," Kasparov told reporters after the game. Commentators described his mistake as "an incredible oversight".

Fritz now has a one-point lead in the four-game contest in New York, after game ended in a draw.

However, John Fernandez, chess consultant for Fritz, says he will not be satisfied until Fritz uses "real intelligence" to beat Kasparov, rather than "waiting for the human to slip up and then nailing him". He explains: "We already know that the major difference is that humans make mistakes and computers don't."

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