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A computer defeats the world chess champion.

Reference judgmentCorrectResearch snapshot · October 15, 2026
Source confidence & research status
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Editorial paraphrase · evidence v0.3. AI-assisted editorial assessments; original book editions not independently collated. Attribution and outcome confidence are recorded separately.

Source state: ATTRIBUTION CONFLICT.

Attribution confidence
MEDIUM
Outcome confidence · deadline / review
HIGH / HIGH
Timing confidence / kind
HIGH · EXACT EVENT
Population
Technology markets and relevant users; no universality unless the forecast expressly requires it.

Our reading of the claim

Reference (stated reasonable reading)

Correct

Criterion: A machine wins a standard match against the reigning world chess champion; either cited 1998 or 2000 deadline suffices.

Deadline: 1998 · Included in this comparison

At original deadlineFULFILLED
By review dateFULFILLED

IBM documents Deep Blue’s 1997 match win, before both candidate deadlines. The outcome remains a full success. Resolving the edition changes only whether it was one or three years early.

Deadline and follow-up notes

At deadline: IBM documents Deep Blue’s 1997 match win, before both candidate deadlines.

By review: The outcome remains a full success. Resolving the edition changes only whether it was one or three years early.

Evidence: O01 (opens in a new tab)

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The forecast and its attribution.

EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE

A computer defeats the world chess champion.

How My Predictions Are Faring — Ray Kurzweil

1990 · Attribution / year unconfirmed
Overview, printed p. 5

AUTHOR RETROSPECTIVE REPRINT

Source publication: 2010-10 · Access: text checked

Official author archive. Cover says October 2010, but the available file contains later updates. Reprinted forecast passages are used for attribution; the author’s favorable self-grades are not independent outcome evidence. Original book editions were not inspected. Page locators below are PRINTED pages, not PDF viewer indices.

Catalogue entry P01
Open listed source (opens in a new tab)
Normalized claim
A computer defeats the world chess champion.
Success criteria
A machine wins a standard match against the reigning world chess champion; either cited 1998 or 2000 deadline suffices.
Claim type
Capability
02

Timeline

PREDICTION MADE1990Attributed forecast year; original edition not collated
ORIGINAL TARGET1998Deadline supplied by this assessment
FULL REALIZATION1997Drift: —

EXACT EVENT: 1997; 1–3 years early across the cited 1998/2000 deadlines

1998 in the author retrospective; 2000 in earlier summaries. Reference 1998; success invariant.

Outcome at original deadlineFULFILLED
Outcome at reviewFULFILLED

Supplied target wording: 1998 in the author retrospective; 2000 in earlier summaries. Reference 1998; success invariant.. The original deadline is preserved if a later forecast revises it. Forecast horizon: not established. Drift is a calendar-year difference, not a precise elapsed duration.

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The evidence.

CONTEXT · Publication date not recorded

IBM — Deep Blue (opens in a new tab)

Documents the 1997 match victory; not proof of the original date or wording of Kurzweil’s forecast.. Documents the 1997 match victory; not proof of the original date or wording of Kurzweil’s forecast.

Source checked as of 2026-10-15
PRIMARY INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY

Source publication: not recorded · Access: reused checked source

Documents the 1997 match victory; not proof of the original date or wording of Kurzweil’s forecast.

Catalogue entry O01

Capability, adoption, and timing

A related breakthrough is not automatically fulfillment. Review must check the actual capability, how widely it was required to be used, the specified technology, and the original deadline. A prototype cannot establish a claim about routine or widespread use.

04

Research notes & history

Attribution to the broad chess forecast is strong; the exact original deadline is less secure. Do not publish a single precise drift.

Open questions

  • Original-edition collation remains an attribution task; it does not erase the stated outcome assessment.
Imported from
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Legacy identifier
None
Forecast family
K001
Parent statement
Not assigned
File checksum
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Review history

— Evidence v0.2: UNREVIEWED. IBM documents the 1997 match victory. The intake alternates 1998 and 2000. The author’s retrospective names 1998, but the relevant original-edition passage was not obtained. Outcome is confirmed; the historical attribution and exact drift remain open. Change: UNREVIEWED -> CORRECT: immaterial date conflict no longer blocks the outcome.

— Evidence v0.3: EDITORIAL_ASSESSMENT_COMPLETE; supplied verdict CORRECT. IBM documents Deep Blue’s 1997 match win, before both candidate deadlines. The outcome remains a full success. Resolving the edition changes only whether it was one or three years early.

Related forecasts.

No forecast family has been resolved for this record. Related statements and revised deadlines will be linked during research.