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64% Critic Match
Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
6.4 / 10• 2003• 1h 30m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
MG
Marc Ghannoum
Narration
LeadMG
Michael Greengard
Michael Greengard
Anatoli Karpov
Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
JB
Joel Benjamin Mowdy
Joel Benjamin
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vikram Jayanti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
