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One jump ahead : computer perfection at checkers / Jonathan Schaeffer.

Title
One jump ahead : computer perfection at checkers / Jonathan Schaeffer.
Author
Schaeffer, Jonathan.
Publication
New York: Springer, c2009.

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Description
xix, 585 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Depicts the creation of the world champion checkers computer program, Chinook. This book 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 program's design"--Publisher's description.
Subject
  • Chinook (Computer file)
  • Computer checkers
Note
  • Originally published: 1997.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-551) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9780387765754 (pbk.)
  • 0387765751 (pbk.)
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Harvard Library