1997Logistello Wins Othello World Championship

Computer Othello program Logistello defeated the world champ...
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🎲 BKG Backgammon Program Defeats World Champion

BKG, a backgammon program written by Hans Berliner at CMU, defeats the reigning world champion (in part via luck).
BKG Backgammon Program Defeats World Champion (1979)
Game PlayingBackgammonArtificial IntelligenceBKGHans BerlinerCMU
USAUSA

♟️ Chinook Checkers Program Dominates

English draughts (checkers) world champion Tinsley resigned a match against computer program Chinook. Chinook defeated 2nd highest rated player, Lafferty. Chinook won the USA National Tournament by the widest margin ever.
Chinook Checkers Program Dominates (1994)
Game PlayingCheckersChinookArtificial Intelligence1990s
United StatesUnited States

⚫ Logistello Wins Othello World Championship

Computer Othello program Logistello defeated the world champion Takeshi Murakami with a score of 6–0.
Logistello Wins Othello World Championship (1997)
Game PlayingOthelloLogistelloArtificial Intelligence1990s
JapanJapan

♟️ Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov

The Deep Blue Chess machine (IBM) defeats the (then) world Chess champion, Garry Kasparov.
Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov (1997)
ChessDeep BlueGarry KasparovIBMGame Playing1990s
United StatesUnited States

🏆 AlphaGo Defeats Fan Hui in Go

Google DeepMind's AlphaGo (version: Fan) defeated three-time European Go champion 2 dan professional Fan Hui by 5 games to 0.
AlphaGo Defeats Fan Hui in Go (2015)
DeepMindAlphaGoGoGame PlayingArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningComputer GamesFan Hui
FranceFrance

♠️ DeepStack and Libratus Beat Human Players in Poker

Deepstack is the first published algorithm to beat human players in Imperfect information games, as shown with statistical significance on heads-up no-limit Poker. Soon after, the Poker AI Libratus by different research group individually defeated each of its four-human opponents—among the best players in the world—at an exceptionally high aggregated winrate, over a statistically significant sample. In contrast to Chess and Go, Poker is an Imperfect information game.
DeepStack and Libratus Beat Human Players in Poker (2017)
PokerImperfect Information GamesGame PlayingArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningDeepStackLibratus
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