One Jump Ahead Computer Perfection at Checkers

Name: One Jump Ahead Computer Perfection at Checkers
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ISBN: 9780387765754

ISBN-10: 0387765751

ISBN-13: 9780387765754

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Jonathan Schaeffer

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The new edition of this extraordinary book depicts the creation of the world champion checkers computer program, Chinook. In only two years, Chinook had become a worthy opponent to the world champion, and within four years had defeated all the world's top human players. Jonathan Schaeffer, the originator and leader of the Chinook team, details the mistakes and technical problems made and the lessons learned in the continuous effort to improve Chinook's performance, revealing the human factor behind the programs design. The development of Chinook begins in 1988 as an innocent question asked over lunch and is followed to the final match against then world champion, Marion Tinsley, and…

Book details

List price: $54.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 11/13/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 585
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



I Feel I Can't Lose


The Opening Game



This Was Going To Be Easy



Bottomless Well


The Middle Game



Valuable Lessons



The Illusion of Intelligence



A Nobel Turing Trio



Didn't Samuel Solve That Game?



The Case for the Prosecution



As Close to Perfection As Humanly Possible



You Look Like a Checkers Player



The Fudge Factor



I Feel Like a Teenager Again



Gentlemen, Start Your Engines



Trust Me



A Wake-Up Call



Prelude to Disaster



Programmed by God



Divine Intervention



Dissension Within the Ranks



Home Away From Home



It's a Draw!



Let Me Suggest the Unthinkable


The End Game



Gentlemen's Agreement



I'm Ready to Go


The Game Score



As Good As God



The Final Frontier



Quiet Satisfaction



As Close to Perfection as Computationally Possible



I Know I Can't Lose



Past and Present


The Game Players



Sluicing for Gold




A Long Journey




Recollections and Reflections




Personal Recollections




Solving the Problem of a Checkers Solving Program




Checkered Past




Checkered Out



The Game Stats



Further Reading



Tinsley's Record



Chinook's Record



Chinook Technical Specifications



Tinsley-Chinook games



Proof Statistics