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From the Ted Talk by Alex Gendler: A brief history of chess
Unscramble the Blue Letters
But the emergence of formal competitive play in the late 19th ctunery mnaet that strategic calculation would eventually trump dramatic flair. And with the rise of international competition, cshes took on a new geopolitical importance. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union devoted great resources to cultivating chess talent, dominating the cpmsnohiiaphs for the rest of the century. But the player who would truly upest Russian dominance was not a citizen of another country but an IBM computer called Deep Blue. Chess-playing computers had been developed for decades, but Deep Blue’s tupirmh over Garry Kasparov in 1997 was the first time a mcaihne had defeated a sitting champion.
Open Cloze
But the emergence of formal competitive play in the late 19th _______ _____ that strategic calculation would eventually trump dramatic flair. And with the rise of international competition, _____ took on a new geopolitical importance. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union devoted great resources to cultivating chess talent, dominating the _____________ for the rest of the century. But the player who would truly _____ Russian dominance was not a citizen of another country but an IBM computer called Deep Blue. Chess-playing computers had been developed for decades, but Deep Blue’s _______ over Garry Kasparov in 1997 was the first time a _______ had defeated a sitting champion.
Solution
- meant
- championships
- chess
- triumph
- century
- upset
- machine
Original Text
But the emergence of formal competitive play in the late 19th century meant that strategic calculation would eventually trump dramatic flair. And with the rise of international competition, chess took on a new geopolitical importance. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union devoted great resources to cultivating chess talent, dominating the championships for the rest of the century. But the player who would truly upset Russian dominance was not a citizen of another country but an IBM computer called Deep Blue. Chess-playing computers had been developed for decades, but Deep Blue’s triumph over Garry Kasparov in 1997 was the first time a machine had defeated a sitting champion.
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