Man Bests Computer in 1st of 6 Chess Games

World chess champion Garry Kasparov defeated computerized challenger Deep Junior in the first of six games pitting human wit against computer logic.

Kasparov forced the Israeli-programmed Deep Junior into a position from which it could not win, compelling the human moving its pieces to resign four hours into the game.

Both players’ queens were captured by the end of the game, leaving them to use less powerful knights, bishops and rooks. The second game is set for Tuesday.