The big day is here … The one we have been waiting for … Round 1 of the Man vs Machine tournament taking place at the Wembley Conference Center in London.

Opponent 1 – MAN – Grand Master Michael Adams – UK Ranked Number 1

Opponent 2 – MACHINE – HYDRA – Worlds Strongest Computer Chess Entity

The ultimate battle for supremacy between man and machine kicked off today and it was HYDRA that reinforced the dominance of artificial intelligence over its human opponent.

The world’s most powerful chess computer made its successful London debut by defeating the Grandmaster Michael Adams in the first day of the six game tournament.

The game which lasted three hours and odd minutes, with Adams resigning after a mere 33 moves.

The six match tournament will continue with a game every day until the final match on Monday 27th June and there is a rest day on Friday 24th June.

The game in Round 1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. b4 a6 14. Rb1 Bd6 15. h3 Bh5 16. b5 Na5 17. c4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4+ Kh8 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Ne5 c5 22. Bd5 Rc8 23. Be6 Rc7 24. Bxf5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rxf5 26. Qxe4 Bg6 27. Rb6 Rf8 28. Qe3 Rcf7 29. Rd6 Qa5 30. e6 Re7 31. Ba3 Rfe8 32. Bxc5 Qxa2 33. Rd2.

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