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1. Computer Chess Compendium by David N.L. Levy | |
Paperback: 448
Pages
(2009-04-21)
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2. How Computers Play Chess by David N. L. Levy | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2009-04-14)
list price: US$26.95 -- used & new: US$20.65 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 4871878015 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Could it have been better for a second reprint 18 years later
I know David Levy.
Excellent book, now slightly out of date
State-of-the-art, clear and entertaining computer chess book In "The Challenge Is World Champion Kasparov", we are introduced to one of the first encounters between Garry Kasparov and the former incarnation of Deep Blue, then called Deep Thought, through the detailed discussion of the proceedings and analysis of both games. A game between Karpov and Deep Thought is also carefully analyzed. Next, "The Early Ideas" present historically the pioneer works of Shannon, Turing, Zuse, and many others, whose theorical works provided the basement for writing procedures to allow a machine to play chess. Then, in "The First Working Programs", we see Bernstein, Kotok, McCarthy, and other AI specialist, as they struggled to implement Shannon's ideas to make Jurassic computers play some passable chess. Several games between both computers and humans are discussed. After these preliminary attemps, "The Formative Years" discusses more advanced programs, such as Greenblatt's MacHack VI program, Botvinnik's Pioneer, and specially Slate & Atkin's Chess program and soviet Kaissa, focusing both on the internal of the programs and on relevant sample games. The following chapter, "The Challenges for the Levy Bet", tells us all the details of the famous Levy bet, nicely commented by co-author David Levy himself. The best games between him and Chess are commented, as well as a particularly beautiful miniature of Blitz against Belle. As the field advances, "The Computer Becomes a Master" discusses the ever increasing achievements of the new generation of stronger hardware-assisted chess programs, such as Belle (written by Ken Thompson, who also has developed many Endgame Databases) and Cray Blitz (written by Bob Hyatt, who is also the author of Crafty, a strong freeware chess program), which use their incredibly fast underlying hardware to compensate for their lack of chess sophistication. We can also read all about how the first International human Masters began to know defeat against them on a regular basis. The next step, the defeat of strong human Grandmasters, is introduced in "Eyeball to Eyeball with Grandmasters", where we see several commented games between the strongest chess programs, such as Deep Thought and Hitech, and human grandmasters such as Miles and Larsen. Also, microprocessor commercial chess program Mephisto has a close encounter of the 3rd kind against macroprocessor non-commercial Deep Thought, and far from ashamed, beats him hands down ! Once those historical details have been dealt with, the book enters into a discussion of the more advanced chess techniques there are, such as "Endgame Play and Endgame Databases", an area pioneered by Ken Thompson's Belle, where computers have conquered new grounds, and become invincible players. The development of a K+R vs K database is discussed in detail enough to allow anyone to program it, and then both games of the mini-match between grandmaster Walter Browne and Belle, the former trying to mate the computer with K+Q against K+R, are commented in detail. A very technical chapter follows, "Search Techniques Used by Chess Programs", where the most advanced techniques are explained, such as Minimaxing, Alpha-Beta prunning, Iterative Deepening, and a large, detailed, and complete explanation of Hash tables, with many diagrams and examples, to make it crystal clear. Other aspects such as Time management, Evaluation functions, Move generation, etc. are thoroughly discussed as well. The next chapter, "The Evolution of Computing Systems for Chess Programs", explains what lies ahead: faster processors, chess-specific hardware, multiprocessors, and makes dire predictions on the increment of playing strength all these advances will bring. Once these almost unearthly machines have been shown, it is the time for down-to-earth-ones, the ones everyone can buy, and "Commecially Available Chess Computers and Software" introduces them all, from the primitive, very early Chess Challenger, to Mephisto Almeria announcing mate in 7 to a 2350 ELO player under tournament conditions. On "Writing a Chess Program" gives a concise advice on how to write a chess program oneself, and by way of comparison shows a table with the ELO rating of the best chess programs as compared to that of their programmers and more chess-profficient technical advisors. Finally, closing the book with a gem, "Stop Press" shows commercial program Mephisto Portoroz defeating former World Champion Anatoli Karpov during a simultaneous exhibition. That such a machine, which anyone could buy, without any special ultrafast hardware, can defend successfully against as superb a grandmaster as Karpov, says much about how far computer chess has progressed. The book closes with an extensive bibliography given in "Additional Reading", and some information on the ICCA, given in "Appendix A: The International Computer Chess Association", and a table with complementary data in "Appendix B: Results of Major Tournaments".
A book for the Computer and Chess Enthusiest. |
3. How to Use Computers to Improve Your Chess by Christian Kongsted | |
Paperback: 192
Pages
(2003-11-01)
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Useful, well written book, maybe a little lightweight in terms of improving your chess
Good for improving your chess
Wrong title
Nice ideas!
This book is solid! |
4. The New Chess Computer Book by T.D. Harding | |
Paperback: 250
Pages
(1985-08-30)
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5. Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion by Feng-Hsiung Hsu | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(2004-03-01)
list price: US$30.95 -- used & new: US$15.95 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0691118183 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description In nontechnical, conversational prose, Feng-hsiung Hsu, the system architect of Deep Blue, tells us how he and a small team of fellow researchers forged ahead at IBM with a project they'd begun as students at Carnegie Mellon in the mid-1980s: the search for one of the oldest holy grails in artificial intelligence--a machine that could beat any human chess player in a bona fide match. Back in 1949 science had conceived the foundations of modern chess computers but not until almost fifty years later--until Deep Blue--would the quest be realized. Hsu refutes Kasparov's controversial claim that only human intervention could have allowed Deep Blue to make its decisive, "uncomputerlike" moves. In riveting detail he describes the heightening tension in this war of brains and nerves, the "smoldering fire" in Kasparov's eyes. Behind Deep Blue is not just another tale of man versus machine. This fascinating book tells us how man as genius was given an ultimate, unforgettable run for his mind, no, not by the genius of a computer, but of man as toolmaker. Customer Reviews (26)
Good story but a little too hardware focused
Dry, Bland, and Lacking any Humility
Welcome HAL 900!
Computers and savant conceit
The soul of a new chess player |
6. Kasparov versus Deep Blue: Computer Chess Comes of Age by Monty Newborn | |
Hardcover: 322
Pages
(1996-12-13)
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This book teaches you about computer chess from the '50s+ |
7. Advances in Computer Chess: v. 1 | |
Hardcover: 124
Pages
(1977-12)
Isbn: 0852242921 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
8. Computer chess by David E Welsh | |
Paperback: 309
Pages
(1984)
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Author's comments Written from the perspective of a competitive chess player who is also a computer programmer, this book is nearly unique, and conveys useful insights into the playing strengths and weaknesses of chess playing computers. These remain valid today: although the programs are stronger now, the advances have nearly all been in increasing search depth, not in making the programs better at evaluating poaitions. There is also considerable historical and technical information about computer chess programs up to 1983, which today would primarily be of interest to the chess programming specialist. ... Read more |
9. Chess Software Sourcebook by Robert J. Pawlak | |
Paperback: 160
Pages
(1999-10-15)
list price: US$16.95 Isbn: 0967384001 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Good Overview
Could be better
Must Buy for Chess Lovers |
10. Playing Computer Chess: Getting The Most Out Of Your Game by Al Lawrence, Lev Alburt | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(1998-06-30)
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A Fine Basic Introduction - Unfortunately I was disappointed.I was looking for something that built on and expanded Julio Kaplan's "How to Get the Most from Your Chess Computer" RHM Press 1980.For a (more) rigorous examination of how computers play chess and advanced methods of employing the computer to improve your game I highly recommend Kaplan's work.
To read this book is to win both computer and human |
11. Rate your own chess: Raise your chess IQ in materater competition : includes computer chess notation by F. Donald Bloss | |
Paperback: 206
Pages
(1981)
Isbn: 0442212615 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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From the Back Cover
A Must for the Serious Match Player |
12. Beautiful Mates: Applying Principles of Beauty to Computer Chess Heuristics by Ben P. Walls | |
Paperback: 120
Pages
(1997-12-01)
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Customer Reviews (6)
Good, but could be better.
I like it!
Original and Interesting - when is there a follow up??
Disappointing
Very unimportant research. |
13. Sargon: A Computer Chess Program by Dan Spracklen, Kathe Spracklen | |
Paperback: 114
Pages
(1978-11-01)
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my first "complete" date with a chess program...
Computer Chess - Program Line By Line |
14. The joy of computer chess by David N. L Levy | |
Paperback: 128
Pages
(1984)
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15. All about chess and computers: Containing the complete works, Chess and computers (Computer chess series) | |
Paperback: 146
Pages
(1982)
Isbn: 0914894757 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
16. The Chess Computer Book (Pergamon Chess Openings) by T. D. Harding | |
Paperback: 215
Pages
(1982-01)
Isbn: 0080268846 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
17. 1975 U.S. Computer Chess Championship by David Levy | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1976-01-01)
Asin: B003X5X8E4 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
18. Computer Chess by Ludek Pachman, Vas I. Kuhnmund | |
Paperback: 176
Pages
(1986-11)
Isbn: 0710097859 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
19. Advances in Computer Chess in 3 Parts: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Chess, London, UK, April, 1981 (v. 3) by M. Clarke | |
Hardcover: 182
Pages
(1982-10)
list price: US$25.00 Isbn: 0080268986 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
20. Sargon IV Computer Chess by Dan and Kathe Spracklen | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1988-01-01)
Asin: B000M8V7T8 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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