Updated June 26, 2014
Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that
Defeated the World Chess Champion
- ISBN:0691090653
- Author(s):Feng-Hsiung Hsu
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication date:2002-09-16
- Edition:--
- Binding:Hardcover
- Volume(s):1
- Pages:320
- $ 4
Description:
On May
11, 1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning victory unfold on
television, a machine shocked the chess world by defeating the defending world
champion, Garry Kasparov. Written by the man who started the adventure, Behind
Deep Blue reveals the inside story of what happened behind the scenes at
the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. This is also the story behind
the quest to create the mother of all chess machines. The book unveils how a
modest student project eventually produced a multimillion dollar supercomputer,
from the development of the scientific ideas through technical setbacks,
rivalry in the race to develop the ultimate chess machine, and wild
controversies to the final triumph over the world's greatest human player.
In nontechnical,
conversational prose, Feng-hsiung Hsu, the system architect of Deep Blue, tells
us how he and a small team of fellow researchers forged ahead at IBM with a
project they'd begun as students at Carnegie Mellon in the mid-1980s: the
search for one of the oldest holy grails in artificial intelligence--a machine
that could beat any human chess player in a bona fide match. Back in 1949
science had conceived the foundations of modern chess computers but not until
almost fifty years later--until Deep Blue--would the quest be realized.
Hsu
refutes Kasparov's controversial claim that only human intervention could have
allowed Deep Blue to make its decisive, "uncomputerlike" moves. In
riveting detail he describes the heightening tension in this war of brains and
nerves, the "smoldering fire" in Kasparov's eyes. Behind Deep Blue
is not just another tale of man versus machine. This fascinating book tells us
how man as genius was given an ultimate, unforgettable run for his mind, no,
not by the genius of a computer, but of man as toolmaker.
Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best
- ISBN:9197524328
- Author(s):Mihail Marin
- Publisher:Quality Chess
- Publication date:2005
- Edition:1st
- Binding:Paperback
- Volume(s):1
- Pages:312
- $ 12.00
Description:
The best
chess from the best players! In this ambitious work, Mihail Marin examines and
explains the contribution of the chess legends who influenced his own
development. This personal journey into the best chess of yesterday is
guaranteed to help the readers in their games, because, as we all know: those
who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The chapters in this
book discuss:
*
Rubinstein’s excellent rook endgame technique
*
Alekhine’s expertise with the heavy pieces
* Botvinnik’s
ability for deep analysis
* Tal’s
handling of heavy pieces vs. minor pieces
*
Petrosian’s positional exchange sacrifices
*
Fischer’s strength with the king’s bishop
*
Karpov’s handling of bishops of opposite color
*
Korchnoi the rebel
Play the French, 3rd (Cadogan Chess Books)
- ISBN:1857443373
- Author(s):John Watson
- Publisher:Everyman Chess
- Publication date:2004-01-01
- Edition:3rd
- Binding:Paperback
- Volume(s):1
- Pages:272
$ 8
Description:
After the
immense success of the first two editions, the chess world has been
anticipating the next instalment with baited breath... and now the wait is
over! Once again this is a fully revised edition of John Watson's classic Play
the French, providing Black with a complete repertoire in the French
Defence, one of the most strategically and dynamically complex opening systems.
As is typical with his books, Watson often arms the reader with not one, but a
choice of two and sometimes three lines against every main variation. Watson
also presents a thorough grounding on the positional and tactical aspects of
the opening and outlines the typical plans for both White and Black. This is
particularly welcome for those newcomers wishing to add the French Defence to
their openings armoury. Last, but not least, hardened French Defence devotees
will find plenty of original analysis and suggestions to sink their teeth into.
The previous editions of Play the French were amongst the most powerful opening books of the 1980s and 90s, and this only added to the large number of French Defence advocates at every level of chess. Now Watson has updated his analysis for French Defence players of the new millennium.
The previous editions of Play the French were amongst the most powerful opening books of the 1980s and 90s, and this only added to the large number of French Defence advocates at every level of chess. Now Watson has updated his analysis for French Defence players of the new millennium.
Secrets of Practical Chess (Gambit chess)
- ISBN:1901983013
- Author(s):John Nunn
- Publisher:Gambit Publications
- Publication date:1998-03
- Edition:--
- Binding:Paperback
- Volume(s):1
- Pages:176
$ 8
Description:
What is
the best way to improve your chess results? Memorizing an opening
encyclopaedia, learning endgame theory, solving puzzle positions ... there must
be an easier way. How about making the most of your existing talent? In a new
and enlarged edition of a highly popular work, John Nunn helps you to do
precisely that. Drawing upon more than three decades of experience, he provides
advice that will help players of all standards, playing styles and temperaments
to achieve improved results. His methods take into account psychological
factors and are firmly based on good common sense and the objectivity that has
made John Nunn one of the world's favourite writers on chess.
Grand Prix Attack: f4 Against the Sicilian (The
Macmillan Chess Library)
- ISBN:0020114303
- Author(s):Julian Hodgson, Lawrence Day
- Publisher:Collier Books
- Publication date:1985-06
- Edition:First Paperback
- Binding:Paperback
- Volume(s):--
- Pages:89
- Marked Cover
$ 2
Lasker's Greatest Chess Games, 1889-1914
- ISBN:0486214508
- Author(s):Fred Reinfeld, Reuben Fine
- Publisher:Dover Pubns
- Publication date:1965-06
- Edition:--
- Binding:Paperback
- Volume(s):1
- Pages:165
- Descriptive Notation
- Well-worn
$ 2
Play the French (Cadogan Chess Books)
- ISBN:185744101X
- Author(s):John Watson
- Publisher:Everyman Chess
- Publication date:1996-02-28
- Edition:2nd
- Binding:Paperback
- Volume(s):1
- Pages:224
$ 6
The Ultimate Pirc: Comprehensive Coverage of an
Exciting Modern Opening
- ISBN:0713482214
- Author(s):John Nunn, Colin McNab
- Publisher:Batsford
- Publication date:1998
- Edition:0
- Binding:Paperback
- Volume(s):1
- Pages:320
$ 6
Description:
The Pirc
is a modern chess opening whose unbalanced nature usually leads to eventful
play and a decisive outcome. A perfect complement to John Nunn's earlier work,
The Complete Pirc, a guide to pawn structures and their importance in forming
and executing plans.
Starting Out: Sicilian Sveshnikov - $ 11
No opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilian Sveshnikov. Initially popularized in the 1970s, the Sveshnikov has exploded onto the chess scene at the highest levels and is now regarded by many experts as one of Black’s most promising answers to 1 e4. One of its major attractions is that more often than not the opening leads to incredibly sharp and complex play. In such situations both sides must play with extreme accuracy just to stay on the board as a single slip may lead to disaster!
ISBN-13: 9781857444315ISBN-10: 1857444310
Author: John Cox
Edition: 1st
Binding: Paperback
Physical Description: 5.9"x8.9"x0.8"; 0.9 lb; 271 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Published: May 2007
French Classical (Everyman Chess) - $ 8
In this book, International Master Byron Jacobs offers a fresh look at the Classical variation of the French Defence, which has been popular for nearly a century.
ISBN-13: 9781857442328ISBN-10: 1857442326
Author: Byron Jacobs
Edition: 1st
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Physical Description: 176 pages
Published: September 2001
Soltis Variation of the Yugoslav Attack (Studies in Contemporary Opening Theory) - $ 9
ISBN-13: 9781886040168ISBN-10: 1886040168
Author: Steve Mayer
Binding: Paperback
Physical Description: 5.5"x8.4"x1.0"; 1.0 lb; 333 pages
Publisher: Hypermodern Press
Published: June 1995
Sveshnikov Sicilian - $ 6
Grandmaster Mikhail Krasenkov is one of the leading experts on the Sveshnikov variation of the Sicilian Defense, one of the shaprest and most combative of all chess openings. Krasenkov, also author of the bestselling The Open Spanish, discusses the main ideas of the Sveshnikov Sicilian and provides a highly instructive selection of illustrative games to explain the key ideas.
ISBN-13: 9781857441239ISBN-10: 1857441230
Author: Mikhail Krasenkov
Binding: Paperback
Physical Description: 5.7"x8.2"x0.4"; 0.5 lb; 160 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Published: November 1996
Play the Sveshnikov - $ 6
ISBN-13: 9781880673171ISBN-10: 1880673177
Author: Michael Rohde
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hays Publishing,U.S.
Published: May 2001
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