Rematch (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

1
Ladies and gentlemen,
it is a great honor to introduce one
of the most brilliant minds of our time.
He has held the world chess
championship title for 15 years
and dominated the game
like no other before him or since.
Please welcome Garry Kasparov.
On the chessboard, whether you face
a human or artificial intelligence,
there is only one truth.
Chess is war.
In its purest form. Two armies on
the battlefield made of 64 squares
with precise rules of engagement
for each troop.
The paws,
simple soldiers guarding the line.
The bishops, lively and widely,
moving diagonally.
The knights,
jumping over the melee to strike.
The rooks, tall and imposing
Moving in straight lines.
Each army has one goal.
To eliminate the opposing king.
At first glance,
it's nothing too complicated.
But on the chessboard,
it's pure mental torture.
By calculating all the possible chess
combination in the game,
we get 10 to the power
of 123 possible moves.
Which is more than
all the atoms in the universe.
To excel, we must attack
at the right time.
Lay a trap at the right time.
Or sacrifice at the right time.
It's fine.
So it's okay to publish tomorrow?
Why admit this now?
You've already tarnished his legacy.
Not only his.
If the goal in chess is to kill the king,
the player's goal is to destroy the mind
and soul of the opponent.
Checkmate.
These 64 squares push our mental
capacities to their limits.
But the real question is, can chess
ultimately make us better human beings?
You'll have to play to find out.
Thank you.
You've got a message
Fuck! Fuck
Like I told you, it is the only free time
slot he has this month.
No. I can't move things around
to accommodate.
Yeah.
Yeah, I understand,
but my son's schedule is full.
If 3:00 p.m. doesn't work,
we'll have to cancel.
No. 3:00 p.m. or nothing.
Perfect. See you in a bit.
You've looked at that analytical
data 30 times already.
To beat Deep Blue, I need to understand
how it played its previous matches.
All the answers are right here.
I just need to find out where.
It's a computer, Garry.
People use it to crunch numbers
and waste time on video games.
You have an interview in 20.
Go shower.
Just one more.
In five
Four
Three
Two One
- Go.
- Game One. Deep Blue versus Fritz.
Castle. Rook, G8. King H1. Rook G6.
Queen D1. Rook C8. Game 2. D9
Bishop G5. Queen D7.
Pawn F4.
3. Deep Blue versus Ben Larsen
Rook takes F7. King takes E6. D6
Takes E7. Game 4. 5. 6.
Game 7. Game 8.
Rook E8 Game 9. Rook A7
Bishop takes 5
Bishop takes 8 D5 D6
Queen A2. Knight E5. Knight E6.
Bishop G4. Rook E7. Knight C6. E5.
Bishop B8. Knight C6. Knight E5.
Stop.
4 seconds.
Getting old Garry Getting old.
How many flaws did you find in Deep Blue's
strategy, Oh mighty Grandmaster?
Six.
Let's go.
- Where do you want this Mr. PC?
- Right there.
Easy, easy! That's it. We're going to do
a 45 degrees angle. Swing
Okay, okay.
No! She doesn't like that.
Deep Blue is extremely sensitive.
I'm sorry.
The match is tomorrow.
Any damage could be catastrophic.
- Okay.
- Leave her there!
All right doctor Bunsen
I've seen the Muppet's.
I get the reference.
Idiot.
My wife is Taiwanese.
I get the reference.
Asshole.
Don't forget. Tomorrow,
before your first game,
you're having breakfast with the
heads of the Philadelphia Chess Club.
Yes, yes.
Let's go grab something to eat huh?
- No, I'm tired.
- Okay.
- Good night, Mommy.
- Good night.
Good evening. I'd like to have
a package delivered. To New Jersey.
Yes. "To Sofia."
Your turn.
Checkmate.
Hello?
Sorry
- PC? Great to see you again!
- Same here, Mr. Kasparov.
- Garry. Just Garry.
- Okay.
The first time I saw a computer was 10
years ago. I used to play "Hopper" on it.
The video game with the little frog who
has to cross the street and the river!
- Yeah. I loved that game.
- My highest score was 16,000 points.
- Yours?
- 47,000.
What are the updates you made?
She now has 120MHz POWER2 SC
with 32 cores
and can do 11.4 gigaflops
a second.
I'd like to push it to 15 by tomorrow.
Not bad.
Aren't you even a little concerned
you might lose?
Why would I be concerned?
It's a science experiment.
And computers are the future.
I want to see what Deep Blue is capable
of more than anyone else.
But of course, I'll win.
See you tomorrow.
Round 1 today
of the 6 games chess match
between the ranking world champion Garry
Kasparov and an opponent named Deep Blue.
Kasparov is playing a computer.
It's the test to see if the human brain
can outwin a machine
Have a good match.
What the hell are you doing?
Deep Blue wants to take my pawn in B7
and put the queen on D5.
But when I'll push F3
it'll weaken its king.
Deep Blue performed
so much better in practice
It's a machine.
It will make mistakes.
Shit!
I resign.
- So stupid. I should've seen it.
- Garry please
- Why didn't I!
- Garry
- I should've seen it!
- What just happened?
- A machine beat me!
- No.
A machine won the first game.
The first of six.
What can you learn from this?
All right, so you have one hour
until your next meeting.
- You find me 15 minutes before that.
- Okay.
- You take this?
- Yeah.
- Can I get you anything else?
- No, thank you.
Good luck.
All the papers you have in front of you.
I want them in the trash can.
Go on!
I don't want excuses or lies buried
beneath a heap of numbers.
What I wanna know is why an 85-year-old
company which survived two world wars
and sent astronauts to the moon has seen
its stock plummet over the past 6 years.
You have no documents?
No. I don't have any, Mr. Silverman.
Gentlemen. Helen Brock.
VP of Research and Development.
One department that is bleeding me
dry right now.
Well What excuses do you have
for me now?
Everything's on the intranet.
What's the intranet?
It is the future of productivity.
It is a private computer network that each
company modulates according to its needs.
It facilitates data exchange
between employees
while allowing greater
accessibility to everything that
That looks promising.
Okay let's get started.
I want innovative, smart,
and new ideas that will impact the world.
Surprise me!
Mrs. Brock?
Five minutes with Captain Happy?
I want to know who's responsible
for the internet crashing.
Should I fire them?
No.
Just get me the info on why it crashed.
- Hey!
- Hey sweetheart! How's your day?
Fine. I met with two potential nannies.
But I don't think you'll like them.
I already have the best nanny
in the whole world.
Maybe, but I can't wait to get back
to work! And you?
I need to talk to Captain Happy.
Okay. Give a sec.
Hey Tinkie Winkie, it's Mommy.
Can you hear me?
Are you having a good day?
Sweetheart can you hear me?
Michael?
- Hello?
- Michael?
Shitty technology.
One of our network techs said
the intranet wasn't the problem.
- The whole IBM network crashed.
- Another DDoS attack?
No. Too many outside users.
Our service couldn't handle them.
What were they all doing online
at the same time?
Watching a chess game.
In Philadelphia.
Good morning, Philadelphia.
Have you heard the latest shocker?
Yesterday,
for the first time in history,
a computer beat the world chess champion
in a head-to-head match.
Garry Kasparov, considered to be the best
chess player of all time,
lost to IBM's computer Deep Blue
Mr. Kasparov. Helen Brock.
VP at IBM.
Klara Kasparova.
I hope we're taking good care of you.
Many people watched your last game.
Your loss to Deep Blue managed
to break the internet.
Hi Garry. Ready for Game 2?
Call my husband, tell him to pack
his bags. He'll be taking the IBM jet.
We're gonna be staying in Philadelphia
for a few days.
Deep Blue resigns.
Deep Blue resigns.
Thank you!
Thank you!
- Cocktails in an hour.
- I know!
Change your outfit.
But this one brings out the spark
in my eyes.
He's celebrating his victory.
But I'll go talk to him.
- Do you think it'll work?
- Yes.
- You're gambling with IBM's reputation
- I've got this George. He'll say yes.
It's your head on the chopping block.
He's still being interviewed.
Excuse me, Mr. Kasparov,
can I take a shot with you?
- Of course.
- Do you mind?
- Thank you very much.
- Of course.
Mrs. Brock! You don't know how happy
I am that one of IBM seniors
is interested in my machine. You're on
the top floor. I'm in the basement!
Ren Guan-Lin
But everyone calls me PC.
Not for "Politically correct"!
I mean I am. I think.
PC for "Perpetually cringy".
I know, it goes way back to high school.
You know how it is. It stuck.
I would love to know more about
your machine! It sounds fascinating.
Of course! But it's more than a machine
you know. It's a work of art
I'm so sorry to interrupt.
- Are you free to talk?
- Of course.
- So sorry.
- Thank you.
- Do you like Philadelphia?
- Yes, yes of course.
- It's Rocky Balboa's hometown after all.
I do love Rocky 4.
As a Russian I can't say it's my favorite.
Garry IBM wants a Rematch.
6 games against Deep Blue.
In New York.
It's a bigger stage. It's more cameras,
more journalists
Increased internet presence
so that people from all over
the world can follow the match.
And a half a million-dollar paycheck.
It'll be the biggest man versus machine
battle in history.
I'll pass.
Your machine has showed me
what it can do. It's good
But it's not enough.
The experiment is over.
Have a good evening.
Tournaments, interviews,
autographs, lectures
Two corporate chess blitz events
against business CEOs.
Yes.
There'll be a long layover at JFK.
I want us to see Sofia.
Not a good idea.
You haven't seen your daughter
in so long.
You're not going to blame me
for my insane schedule, are you?
- You are the one managing it.
- Exactly. We have time before the flight.
I can't just show up unannounced
and just stay for a few minutes.
She's your daughter!
- No.
- Garry, listen
- Hello?
- Garry, Helen Brock.
How did you get this number?
IBM wants a Rematch
I expect a "yes" from you.
And I won't leave
you alone until I get it.
Garry has a very busy schedule.
One million dollars.
Will that be enough?
Thanks for your offer, but
No. Thank you, Mrs. Brock. Goodbye.
I'd like to have dinner
before the flight.
Perfect. Dinner's on me.
Debbie, could you please Thank you.
Did you also buy a ticket to harass us
during the flight?
No, you're going to say yes before going
through those doors.
Look, the match you just won was
insignificant compared to what's coming.
It was just a little warm up.
New York will be the main event.
But Deep Blue will be stronger and faster.
It will level up its strategies.
This time it won't just be a computer
you'll be up against.
It'll be more formidable than
any human opponent
you have faced so far
in your career.
It may even be
the first artificial intelligence.
You could be the first man to ever
challenge such a machine.
I mean if not you, who else?
You and me
We come from different worlds
You like to laugh at me
When I look at other girls
Sometimes you're crazy
and you wonder why
I'm such a baby
‘Cause the dolphins make me cry
Well there is nothing I can do
I've been looking for a girl like you
Mrs. Brock would like to see you.
Am I getting fired?
Because if I am,
I would've preferred an email.
I'm not fond of direct confrontation.
- Ren
- No, it's Guan-Lin.
Ren is my last name.
You can just call me PC.
Of course! I wanted to congratulate you
in person for all of your great work.
Deep Blue is one of the company's gems.
And I know you may have had the impression
it's underappreciated and that is true.
But I promise you it is a mistake
I'm going to rectify.
I have good news for you.
There is going to be a Rematch.
- Really?
- There's details I need to figure out.
But it is in the bag.
As of today,
your time in the basement is over.
All of this
All of this is yours.
Now I need Deep Blue to be
much faster than it is now.
At least 5 times faster.
It has to beat Kasparov.
What's your timeframe for the Rematch?
2 to 3 years?
Twelve months. But I'm giving you access
to all of IBM's resources.
Computers, technicians, engineers
Anything you need.
And anything you even think you need.
You ask for it It's yours.
I'm gonna need your list of materials
by the end of the day.
In one year, IBM will win.
You have a great day PC.
Shit
Shit Damnit.
Nothing
Nothing, Nothing, Nothing.
- Paul?
- Yes?
Your lecture started 10 minutes ago.
Oh my God
How many did we lose today?
- Three.
- It's not bad.
So, you're still looking for new openings?
I thought you said there
was already 1300 of them.
- 1327.
- Really?
And you think you can
imagine new ones?
Absolutely,
with that kind of encouragement.
Paul?
Paul? Paul!
Come on, we should go.
Tell them you're sobbing for me.
You take a piece from me, I'll take a
piece from you champ. That's how it works.
No, don't even think about it.
This here is my ring.
No wonder why you lost your US title.
This is how you play.
This can't be good champ.
This cannot be good.
Hell!
You're getting soft man.
You're getting
Go to hell!
- No, no. Keep your money.
- I lose, I pay. That's how it works.
- I'll see you tomorrow?
- Yeah, yeah
- Paul Nelson?
- Yes.
Hi. My name is PC.
I left you a few messages.
No.
- You're not Paul?
- No, I am. And I know who you are.
And I have absolutely no desire
to help you beat him.
Why not?
Because in life there are chess players,
and then there are grand masters,
and then at the top of the absolute summit
there is Kasparov. Excuse me.
What if we pay you 500 dollars
per game against Deep Blue?
Plus, a 500 dollars bonus per victory?
It's got to be better than teaching chess
to trust fund kids after school!
I'm doing just fine.
Thank you.
Wouldn't you have liked a Rematch?
You're one of the few players to ever get
a draw against Kasparov.
And you very nearly beat him that time.
That was a long time ago.
But you had him on the ropes,
and he escaped.
Don't you wanna beat the champ?
I wouldn't be the one playing him though.
You're little toy would.
Using your strategies.
And your know-how.
So how many people do you have
working on this project?
As of now, twenty.
But there's more every week.
And you're the one who's behind all this?
Yes and no, quite a few
people have helped out.
Watch out. It was my idea.
My baby.
Sweet mother of God.
- Are you going to enjoy your time here?
- I don't know.
I've barely been out of this auditorium.
You know, from what I've heard
I'm not so sure your son is going to be
happy to see me.
Well, my son doesn't always
know what's good for him.
There he is.
Have a great competition.
Garry! Roger Laver.
Very pleased to meet you.
Roger manages athletes.
Sit down.
Endorsements, marketing, sponsors,
TV appearances It's too much.
You're abandoning me.
This is the contract for your first match
against Deep Blue in Philadelphia.
And this is the contract IBM sent me
for the Rematch.
I don't understand any of it.
I'll be in New York to cheer
you around.
Just as I have for thirty years.
But Roger will handle your negotiations
and your schedule.
Out of the question.
The Rematch against Deep Blue
is next spring.
The machine will be different,
most likely stronger.
I want the analytical data of all the
official games Deep Blue has played
since Philadelphia and everyone it will
play until my first game against it.
IBM has access to all of my games
since they're public.
So, I want a level playing field.
Get me that data so I can prepare.
Otherwise, I'm flying blind.
He's not hired yet.
Think of this as a test.
You have a year.
All right!
The Deep Blue team went underground,
working overtime
to create a smarter, faster machine
they say is now unbeatable.
The high stake's world
of competitive chess
is bracing for the Rematch of the century.
Opposing Russian master
Garry Kasparov
Come on!
Against a supercomputer.
So, you're absolutely sure we've got
the best minds on this?
Paul, PC they're up for it?
I'm certain, Sir.
These are masters in their field.
IBM needs these two
to get this done right.
So why do you need more money?
Because I'm for reallocate funds from
other departments to make this work.
I need additional engineers.
We need these people
- Okay. Go for it.
- Yes.
Damnit! She's still under evaluating
her king's safety correctly.
We need to tighten Deep Blue's
opening book. This isn't strong enough.
The world is waiting with bated breath
for what may well be
the most incredible Man VS Machine
confrontation ever.
World Chess Champion
Garry Kasparov is said to be
- Damnit! Why this again!
- This is the first time
- But it's your fucking motherboard again!
- We ain't got the time to debunk it
- It might be the cables
- Enough! Enough!
Get out. Go home.
- The Rematch is in two days we can't
- Out! Please!
I need to be alone.
Everyone
Go home. Get out, please.
And not a word of this to Brock!
Can I do anything?
Well, you're all set for
the Matt David show tonight.
Tomorrow, you'll lunch with the American
Chess Federation at noon.
And then you have a visit
to a Brooklyn school
where they have a chess program
for underprivileged kids.
Yes for the school.
But do we really need to go to the others?
I'll tell then you'll be delighted
to attend.
My God!
That is one big science experiment!
Let the hotel know I want to go up
to my room as soon as I arrive.
- Sir Mam
- Thank you.
Welcome Mr Kasparov. Here is your key Sir.
Your room is on
- I know. I know.
- Very well sir. Enjoy your stay sir.
Shit!
Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!
Shit!
The limo has arrived.
The limo is waiting
Garry? We have to go.
Interpersonal relationships
aren't really his thing, are they?
Spending your life staring
at a chessboard will do that to you.
Hello, you've reached Mom and Sofia.
We're not at home right now.
Leave a message, please!
Hello, this is Klara.
Garry and I are in New York
for a few weeks,
and I was hoping
I could maybe stop by.
It's nice to hear Sofia's voice.
Bye.
We're good to go!
So?
Well, it didn't explode
so that's a good start.
So how is this all supposed
to be different now?
Well, I reprogramed her completely.
But essentially I'm asking her to
calculate each chess position
as deeply as she can until
she finds the optimal move.
You know there are more moves in chess
that there are atoms in the universe.
I know.
How many moves per second
can it calculate now?
We'll find out.
And does this new algorithm have a name?
Brute force.
Charming.
Tell me Garry.
During a game of chess,
do you have any tactics for getting
ahead of your opponent?
Yes, I like to take away his will to win.
And how do you know
when you beat him?
Usually when I stare at my rival,
and they flinch. Or look down.
But Deep Blue has no eyes.
How will you know then?
Fuck me.
It would be fairer if I could play
two moves in a row.
That's called cheating, Matt.
Not at all. That's how we play
chess in America.
So tell me
Do I have any chance of winning?
Not anymore.
Checkmate.
Very good. But unless I'm mistaken,
no world champion has ever lost
to a machine before.
Somehow, IBM seems to be
pretty confident this time around.
They are pulling out all the stuffs
for this Rematch.
There's TV, Web,
and newspapers advertising.
What motivated you to accept
the Rematch against Deep Blue?
I want to push the limits of chess.
You know, in a factory, when a machine
outperforms an employee,
the employees will often lose their job.
At the same time, Newsweek is calling
you "the pentacle of human intelligence".
And "the brain's last stand".
How does that make you feel?
It pushes me to win.
When we come back,
Garry will tell us about his training
and preparation for the Rematch.
It just destroyed me in 19 moves.
What?
Deep Blue just calculated
over 200 million moves per second.