Deep Blue for President

We may need the computerized chess master in the Oval Data Center if Garry Kasparov succeeds in his bid to become the next President of Russia, a feat that may not be so easy to accomplish ...

As the summer wore on, however, it became clear even to Kasparov that the Other Russia could only put forward a “parallel” candidate, a symbolic one. At first, Kasparov was reluctant to be that candidate, but when he proceeded to win many of the Other Russia’s regional primaries in August and September he began to change his mind. “It seems I have no choice,” he said.