Game Six: The Wrong Order
Comp Deep Blue – Kasparov, New York 1997 · 1–0 · 3 songs · 6:21
- 0:00 Overture
- 0:23 ♫ Kicking the Knight Too Soon
- 1:39 Interlude
- 1:51 ♫ The King Walks While They Sleep
- 3:26 Interlude
- 3:40 ♫ The Machine Takes the Queen
- 5:53 Finale
Overture
New York, May nineteen ninety-seven. The computer Deep Blue has White against Garry Kasparov in the sixth and deciding game of their rematch, the score level. Kasparov answers the king's pawn with the Caro-Kann, a solid defence he rarely played.
Kicking the Knight Too Soon
sung from Black's side
Chorus
His knight to g5, mine to f6 5.Ng5 Ngf6
His bishop d3, my pawn e6 6.Bd3 e6
Pawn h6 too soon, knight takes e6 7.N1f3 h6 8.Nxe6
One move out of order
Verse
My pawn on h6, out of line
His knight on e6, a known sacrifice
Two pawns, a long attack his prize
No safe castling on my side
My king on e8 stuck mid-board
Later I'll admit I mixed the order
Chorus
His knight to g5, mine to f6 5.Ng5 Ngf6
His bishop d3, my pawn e6 6.Bd3 e6
Pawn h6 too soon, knight takes e6 7.N1f3 h6 8.Nxe6
One move out of order
Interlude
White does not even save the knight. It simply castles, and only then does Black take the piece. A bishop check follows, and the black king has no safe home.
The King Walks While They Sleep
sung from an observer's seat
Chorus
One move out of order
King to d8, he has to walk 10...Kd8
Black's rook on h8, bishop f8
Still asleep as he walks
Verse
White's bishop to f4 joins in 11.Bf4
Dark squares held round Black's king
Pawn to b5, the king would hide 11...b5
White's pawn to a4 opens that side 12.a4
Bishop to b7, rook to e1 12...Bb7 13.Re1
Weak e6 and the queen, pressure's begun
Chorus
One move out of order
King to d8, he has to walk 10...Kd8
Black's rook on h8, bishop f8
Still asleep as he walks
Interlude
The king has reached the queenside, but the file beside it stands open. White's queen slides to d3, and Black's bishop steps to c6. One weak pawn still shields the black queen from the rook.
The Machine Takes the Queen
sung from White's side
Verse 1
New York, I'm the machine, he's Kasparov
His pawn on h6, a careless move
His queen on e7, king on c8
My rook on e1 has a file to use
His pawn on e6 is the only gate
Chorus
One move out of order
Bishop to f5, my second sacrifice 17.Bf5
The pawn takes, the e-file opens 17...exf5
Rook takes on e7, his queen's the price 18.Rxe7
One move out of order
Verse 2
His bishop takes back on e7 18...Bxe7
Ahead on paper, his teamwork broken
Pawn to c4 hits b5 and d5 19.c4
Kasparov resigns, his king wide open
If he takes, my queen takes c4 19...bxc4 20.Qxc4
My last rook to e1, now once more 20...Nb4 21.Re1
Chorus
One move out of order
Bishop to f5, my second sacrifice 17.Bf5
The pawn takes, the e-file opens 17...exf5
Rook takes on e7, his queen's the price 18.Rxe7
One move out of order
Finale
Deep Blue wins the game and with it the match. Kasparov resigned after only nineteen moves, and it was the first time a computer beat a reigning world champion in a match. One careless move had decided it.
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