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Deep Blue

chess-playing supercomputer built by IBM
Product supercomputer Q187899
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Summary

Deep Blue is a supercomputer[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of supercomputer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,409 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: chess computer[3], one-of-a-kind computer[4]
  • Manufacturer: IBM[5]
  • Developer: IBM[6]
  • Operating system: IBM AIX[7]
  • Commons category: Deep Blue[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Number of processor cores: 32[10]
  • Participant in: World Computer Chess Championship[11], Deep Blue versus Kasparov, 1997, Game 6[12], Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov[13]
  • Computer performance: 11.38 gigaflops[14], 15.36 gigaflops[15]

Why It Matters

Deep Blue has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov IBM IBM AIX United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → deep-blue-computer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: deep-blue-computer, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289919135|deep blue computer (#289919135)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Instance of → supercomputer, chess computer, one-of-a-kind computer
    Developer → IBM
    Number of processor cores → {'amount': '+32'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007537265305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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