Why was Kasparov’s loss to Deep Blue so surprising?
A He had pictured the computer as a beast he was going to slay.
B He had defeated Deep Blue and other computers in the past.
C He could calculate hundreds of thousands of moves and outcomes.
D He had a better record of beating computers than humans.
The correct answer is B: He had defeated Deep Blue and other computers in the past.
Short explanation: Garry Kasparov, a world chess champion, had previously won matches against Deep Blue and other chess computers, which led to the expectation that he would continue to triumph against advanced chess programs. His loss in 1997 was surprising because it challenged the belief that human intuition and experience could consistently outperform machines in chess.