In the continuing quest to see if humans can outpace their electronic creations, the humans have lost another, perhaps decisive, round. …

A six-game chess match between Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the world champion, and Deep Fritz, a souped-up version of commercially available chess software made by Chessbase, ended today in victory for the computer, which won the final game and clinched the match, 4 games to 2.

Once Again, Machine Beats Human Champion at Chess – New York Times