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Author |
: D. Levy |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 309 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783642855382 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3642855385 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis All About Chess and Computers by : D. Levy
For some time now, I have felt that the time is right to write a book about Computer Chess. Ever since the first attempts at chess pro gramming were made, some twenty five years ago, interest in the subject ha"s grown from year to year. During the late 1950s the subject was first brought to the attention of the public by an article in Scient(fic American, and less than a decade later a chess program was competing in a tournament with humans. More recently, there have been tournaments in which the only participants were computer programs. and when the first World Computer Championship was held in Stockholm in 1974 the event was an outstanding success. Laymen often doubt the value of investing in a subject so esoteric as computer chess, but there is definitely considerable benefit to be gained from a study of the automisation of chess and other intellectual games. If it proves possible to play such games well by computer, then the techniques employed to analyse and assess future positions in these games will also be useful in other problems in long-range planning. I have tried to make this book both interesting and instructive. Those who understand anything at all about chess but who have no knowledge of computers, will be able to follow my description of how computers play chess. Those with a knowledge of both areas will still find much to interest them.
Author |
: M. M. Botvinnik |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 169 |
Release |
: 2013-12-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461252047 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1461252040 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Computers in Chess by : M. M. Botvinnik
Much water has flowed over the dam since this book went to press in Moscow. One might expect that PIONEER would have made substantial advances-unfortunately it has not. There are reasons: the difficulty of the problem, the disenchantment of the mathematicians (because of the delays and drawing out of the work), and principally the insufficiency and some times complete lack of machine time. The general method used by PIONEER to solve complex multidimen sional search problems had already been formulated at that time. It was supposed that the successful completion of the chess program PIONEER-l would provide a sufficient validation for the method. We did not succeed in completing it. But, unexpectedly, PIONEER's method obtained a different kind of validation. Since our group of mathematicians works at the Institute for Electroen ergy, we were invited to solve some energy-related problems and were assigned the task of constructing a program that would plan the recondi tioning of the equipment in power stations-initially for one month. Until then, the technicians had been preparing such plans without the aid of computers. Although the chess program was not complete even after ten years, the program PIONEER-2 for computing the monthly repair schedule for the Interconnected Power System of Russian Central was completed in a few months. In mid-October of 1980 a medium-speed computer constructed the plan in 40 seconds. When, at the end of the month, the mathematician A.
Author |
: T. D. Harding |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 329 |
Release |
: 2014-05-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781483140322 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1483140326 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New Chess Computer Book by : T. D. Harding
The New Chess Computer Book is a revised edition of The Chess Computer Book that contains more than 50 percent new material about chess-playing microcomputers. Since the first edition of the book was written there have been large numbers of machines launched, some of which the author has been able to test over a long period. Inevitably there are new chess-playing, microcomputers machines, and updated modules for older ones, coming out all the time, with launch dates for machines in different countries often being different, due to commercial considerations. However, an attempt has been made to discuss in detail every top-of-the-range machine available on the British market. The book begins with a brief survey of the origins of chess computing and the development of chess-playing machines. This is followed by separate chapters on topics such as the types of machines that play chess; modular chess computers; computer hardware and software; and developments in chess microcomputers in the latter half of 1984.
Author |
: T. Anthony Marsland |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 331 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461390800 |
ISBN-13 |
: 146139080X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Computers, Chess, and Cognition by : T. Anthony Marsland
Computers, Chess, and Cognition presents an excellent up-to-date description of developments in computer chess, a rapidly advancing area in artificial intelligence research. This book is intended for an upper undergraduate and above level audience in the computer science (artificial intelligence) community. The chapters have been edited to present a uniform terminology and balanced writing style, to make the material understandable to a wider, less specialized audience. The book's primary strengths are the description of the workings of some major chess programs, an excellent review of tree searching methods, discussion of exciting new research ideas, a philosophical discussion of the relationship of computer game playing to artificial intelligence, and the treatment of computer Go as an important new research area. A complete index and extensive bibliography makes the book a valuable reference work. The book includes a special foreword by Ken Thompson, author of the UNIX operating system.
Author |
: Mark Levene |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 2011-01-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781118060346 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1118060342 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Introduction to Search Engines and Web Navigation by : Mark Levene
This book is a second edition, updated and expanded to explain the technologies that help us find information on the web. Search engines and web navigation tools have become ubiquitous in our day to day use of the web as an information source, a tool for commercial transactions and a social computing tool. Moreover, through the mobile web we have access to the web's services when we are on the move. This book demystifies the tools that we use when interacting with the web, and gives the reader a detailed overview of where we are and where we are going in terms of search engine and web navigation technologies.
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Total Pages |
: 116 |
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: 1990-10-01 |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Computerworld by :
For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.
Author |
: Rebecca Rupp |
Publisher |
: Three Rivers Press (CA) |
Total Pages |
: 882 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780609801093 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0609801090 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook by : Rebecca Rupp
Lists all the resources needed to create a balanced curriculum for homeschooling--from preschool to high school level.
Author |
: Andrzej Jarczewski |
Publisher |
: Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2020-01-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781527545458 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1527545458 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Verbal Philosophy of Real Time by : Andrzej Jarczewski
This book examines reality using verbs in their real time, which, like a segment of clock time, runs from the occurrence of the cause to the inevitable effect. As argued here, errors in our decisions often result from a ‘noun approach’ to the problem. A good decision depends on whether it is made on the basis of real premises and whether the decision-maker is able to define what is ‘good’. These two eternal issues, ‘truth’ and ‘goodness’ are the subject of inquiry here. The findings presented in this book invalidate the paradigm of ‘noun philosophy’ of the 20th century. It will appeal to philosophers, as well as managers and decision makers.
Author |
: P. W. Frey |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 342 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461255154 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1461255155 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chess Skill in Man and Machine by : P. W. Frey
Ten years of intensive effort on computer chess have produced notable progress. Although the background information and technical details that were written in 1975 for the first edition of this book are still valid in most essential points, hardware and software refinements have had a major impact on the effectiveness of these ideas. The current crop of chess machines are performing at unexpectedly high levels. The approach epitomized by the series of programs developed by David Slate and Larry Atkin at Northwestern in the middle 1970s (i. e. , a sophisticated search algorithm using very little chess knowledge) was expected to reach an asymptbtic level of performance no higher than that of a class A player (USCF rating between 1800 and 2000). This perspective was argued quite vigorously by Eliot Hearst in Chapter 8 of the first edition and was held at that time by many chess experts. Subsequent events have clearly demonstrated that the asymptotic performance level for this type of pro gram it at least as high as the master level (USCF rating between 2200 and 2400). Current discussions now focus upon whether the earlier reser vations were wrong in principle or simply underestimated the asymptote. If there is a real barrier which will prevent this type of program from attaining a world championship level of performance, it is not evident from the steady progress which has been observed during the last decade.
Author |
: Monroe Newborn |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 402 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0387954619 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780387954615 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Deep Blue by : Monroe Newborn
This book offers a detailed account of IBM's Deep Blue chess program, the people who created it, and its historic battles with World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. The text examines the progress made by the creators of Deep Blue, beginning with the1989 two-game match against Kasparov. The heroes are: IBM researchers Feng-hsiung Hsu, Murray Campbell, and Joe Hoane, along with team leader Chung-Jen Tan and International Grandmaster Joel Benjamin. The text chronicles one of the great technology achievements of the 20th Century. It establishes the point in history when mankind's exciting new tool, the computer, came of age and competed with its human creators in the ultimate intellectual competition: a game of chess. This book will serve as the premier story documenting that achievement and a milestone in the development of artificial intelligence.