xii++246 pages with diagrams, illustrations, figures, photographs, appendix and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. Traces the development of computer chess programs, looks at recent programs that have challenged human chess champions, and describes commercially available software. Condition: Edge wear, corners bumped else very good.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

How Computers Play Chess

Publisher

Computer Science Press, New York

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0716781212

ISBN 13

9780716781219

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

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Levy and Newborn present a broad coverage of computer chess, from its historical development to an analysis of how computers select moves. How Computers Play Chess is an accessible book that opens up the world of computer chess to all readers.

About the Author

David Neil Lawrence Levy (b. March 14, 1945, in London), is a Scottish International Master of chess, a businessman noted for his involvement with computer chess, and the founder of the Computer Olympiads and the Mind Sports Olympiads. He has written more than 40 books on chess and computers.

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