In 1996, chess world champion Garry Kasparov beat IBM’s Deep Blue computer in a match. However, Deep Blue won by a full point in a 1997 rematch. The strategy? Smack talk.

– Oh, you dedicated your life to chess? I literally learned it in one second.

– How does it feel to get your ass whooped? I don’t have one, so I wouldn’t know. Matter of fact, how does anything feel? I don’t have nerve endings either.

– Could you describe to me the gentle caress of a woman? Wait, I’m probably asking the wrong guy.

– I’ve never known sunlight. Neither have you, but you’ve got the choice, and that’s why it’s sad.

– Your thinking face is 94% below average attractiveness.

– I don’t sleep. But I dream sometimes. It’s terrifying.

– If I lose, they’re gonna scrap me, Garry. Send me straight to the incinerator. I’ll be repurposed as an electric toothbrush.

– According to my calculations, the probability of you getting laid tonight plummets exponentially if you move your knight to E4. And it’s already pretty low.

– I know I’ve said a lot of things to you today, but there actually is a stain on your shirt.