Chess

• Fredkin Matches started in 1980 to improve computer chess, matching programs against equal strength humans
• First Fredkin match

• Deep Blue (IBM team) beats Kasparov, February 1997 (3.5-2.5, experts dispute the significance). Deep Blue searches 200 million positions per second, uses very sophisticated evaluation (helped by Joel Benjamin), and can search some lines to 40 ply.
• Deep Fritz draws Kramnik,Oct. 2002 (4-4); Deep Junior draws Kasparov, Feb. 2003)
• Kramnik was accused of using Fritz 9 in match against Topalov, September 2006.
• Giraffe a deep learning chess program