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Date: 26 Jan 2008 16:38:32
From: pialogue
Subject: Computer vs Computer Chess Books?
Are there any chess books that talk about computer vs computer
dynamics? Could simply be how to create a computer chess program,
stories about the authors of computer chess programs, or an enthusiast
observer waxing poetic. Any such book suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks!

- pi -





 
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From: Martin Brown
Subject: Re: Computer vs Computer Chess Books?


  
Date: 27 Jan 2008 13:05:38
From: Guest
Subject: Re: Computer vs Computer Chess Books?
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Date: 28 Jan 2008 14:36:32
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: Computer vs Computer Chess Books?
[Crosspost trimmed. This is off-topic outside rgc.computer.]

Guest <[email protected] > wrote:
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Date: 27 Jan 2008 11:45:53
From: Guest
Subject: Re: Computer vs Computer Chess Books?
"pialogue" <[email protected] > wrote in message
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> Are there any chess books that talk about computer vs computer
> dynamics? Could simply be how to create a computer chess program,
> stories about the authors of computer chess programs, or an enthusiast
> observer waxing poetic. Any such book suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.


There are quite a few books about computer chess.

In the 80s, David Welsh wrote two very good books on computer chess. These
mostly focused on computer vs. computer. The second book was a lot thicker
than the first, with lots of computer vs. computer games annotated.

"Chess Skill in Man and Machine" by Peter Frey. Old, but a classic.

"Computer Chess" by Monroe (Monty) Newborn.

"How Computers play chess" by Levy & Newbron.

"The joy of computer chess" by David Levy. Thin, not a lot there, but if
you can find it cheap...

All of those are old, being from the 80s. But they can still be fun to
read.

"Behind Deep Blue" by Hsu is a fascinating story of behind the scenes of
Deep Blue's creation.


Just go over to Amazon.com and enter "Computer Chess" in the books section
and see what turns up.





  
Date: 27 Jan 2008 12:57:10
From: Guest
Subject: Re: Computer vs Computer Chess Books?
Another one is:

"Computers, Chess and Cognition" by Schaeffer & sland

It's got some papers about Deep Thought, HiTech, CrayBlitz, along with some
general articles on computer chess.



"Guest" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "pialogue" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Are there any chess books that talk about computer vs computer
>> dynamics? Could simply be how to create a computer chess program,
>> stories about the authors of computer chess programs, or an enthusiast
>> observer waxing poetic. Any such book suggestions would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>
>
> There are quite a few books about computer chess.
>
> In the 80s, David Welsh wrote two very good books on computer chess.
> These mostly focused on computer vs. computer. The second book was a lot
> thicker than the first, with lots of computer vs. computer games
> annotated.
>
> "Chess Skill in Man and Machine" by Peter Frey. Old, but a classic.
>
> "Computer Chess" by Monroe (Monty) Newborn.
>
> "How Computers play chess" by Levy & Newbron.
>
> "The joy of computer chess" by David Levy. Thin, not a lot there, but if
> you can find it cheap...
>
> All of those are old, being from the 80s. But they can still be fun to
> read.
>
> "Behind Deep Blue" by Hsu is a fascinating story of behind the scenes of
> Deep Blue's creation.
>
>
> Just go over to Amazon.com and enter "Computer Chess" in the books section
> and see what turns up.
>
>
>