Poster for the movie Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine

Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine

2003 • 90 minutes
Documentary

Garry Kasparov is possibly the greatest chess player who has ever lived. In 1997, he played a match against the greatest chess computer: IBM's Deep Blue. He lost. This film depicts the drama that happened away from the chess board from Kasparov's perspective. It explores the psychological aspects of the game and the paranoia surrounding IBM's ultimate chess machine.

Picture of Marc Ghannoum

Marc Ghannoum

Narration

Picture of Michael Greengard

Michael Greengard

Michael Greengard

Picture of Anatoli Karpov

Anatoli Karpov

Anatoly Karpov

Picture of Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Picture of Joel Benjamin Mowdy

Joel Benjamin Mowdy

Joel Benjamin