<div>A long-overdue book on the records, from the trivial to the monumental, set over the decades in the chess world. From the top number of knight moves in one game to the player with the highest lifetime win/loss average, here is a treasury of entertaining facts and figures about every aspect of t
Chess and computers (Batsford chess books)
β Scribed by David N. L Levy
- Publisher
- Batsford
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 153
- Series
- Batsford chess books
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 Chess Machines
2 How Computers Play Chess
3 The Early History of Computer Chess
4 The Modern Era of Computer Chess
5 Computer Chess Tournaments
6 Current Research and Future Prospects
7 Stop Press
Bibliography
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