In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue computer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in an official six-game match.
Why it is true
This was the first time a computer defeated a human world champion under standard tournament conditions, marking a historic moment in the development of artificial intelligence.
Source: AI History
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