This Day in History: , Kasparov Loses Chess Game to Computer.br February 10, 1996.br World chess champion Garry Kasparovbr faced IBM computer Deep Blue br for a six-game match.br After three hours, br Kasparov forfeited br game one.br It was the first time a computer had beaten a br human in a regulation, six-game match.br As an estimated six million people watched on the internet. Kasparov would ultimately win the match, defeating Deep Blue by a score of 4–2.br He took home the br $400,000 prize money.