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Kasparov versus Deep Blue: computer chess comes of age

By Monty Newborn (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
1997
ISBN
0387948201, 9780387948201, 146127477X, 9781461274773, 1461222605, 9781461222606
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4612-2260-6
LCC
OV1449.3.N48 1996
Google Books ID
oLG1AAAAIAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11424248 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
322\325
Orientation
landscape
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Computer Sciencegeneral

Description

In February 1996, a chess-playing computer known as Deep Blue made history by defeating the reigning world chess champion, Gary Kasparov, in a game played under match conditions. Kasparov went on to win the six-game match 4-2 and at the end of the match announced that he believed that chess computing had come of age. This book provides an enthralling account of the match and of the story that lies behind it: the evolution of chess-playing computers and the development of Deep Blue. The story of chess-playing computers goes back a long way and the author provides a whistlestop tour of the highlights of this history. As the development comes to its culmination in Philadelphia, we meet the Deep Blue team, Garry Kasparov and each of the historic six games is provided in full with a detailed commentary. Chess grandmaster Yasser Seirawan provided a lively commentary throughout the match and here provides a Foreword about the significance of this event.

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