Chess is far too complex to be definitively solved with any technology we can conceive of today. However, our looked-down-upon cousin, checkers, or draughts, suffered this fate quite recently thanks to the work of Jonathan Schaeffer at the University of Alberta and his unbeatable program Chinook.
Interpretation
Chess remains a complex challenge for technology, unlike checkers, which has been solved.
In this quote, Garry Kasparov highlights the significant complexity of chess that puts it beyond the reach of current technological solutions, contrasting it with checkers, which has been fully solved by an advanced program. This emphasizes the depth and strategic richness of chess, suggesting that our understanding and approach to technology and problem-solving still have limitations when facing intricate systems.
In practice
During a chess tournament, one may quote this to emphasize the complexity of the game.
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