Computer Chess 2004 How far have we come?

Computer Chess 2004

• How far have we come?

• By Mike Donner

• And

• Dan Mathia

Goals:

• To see how computer chess has evolved throughout the years

• To show some of the theory behind the Computer Chess Masters

• To demonstrate the results of different chess programs squaring off for dominance of our Artificial Chess world

This Proves:

• Computers became more advanced

• Better search algorithms
• Better chess techniques
• Therefore better chess players from computers.

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References

• Hal’s Legacy published by MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts 1997

• Info About Hal’s play and history

• Reference.IBM.com

• Information about Deep Blue

• ChessBase.com

• Basic chess info and intresting facts

• www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ipvr/ise/lehre/ProblemSolving/

• Website about search methods

• www.tim-mann.org/chess.htm

• Info about deep thought

• www.chessmasternetwork.com

• Info about ChessMaster 8,000

• home.datacomm.ch/m.luescher

• Home of Chessterfield