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Subject: Re: What Role has GM John Nunn played in computer chess?

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 02:25:08 01/21/99

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On January 20, 1999 at 10:05:15, odell hall wrote:

>Hi CCC
>
>  I am Just curious, isn't it unsual for a grandmaster to take an active role in
>computer chess? I am assuming ofcourse that this is true since I have heard his
>name quite frequently. Has he played any matches with any programs?, if so I
>would love to see the games. It seems that he would be the perfect choice to
>play one of the top programs in a match, since he obviously has an interest in
>computer chess, and has no "computer chess phobia" like so many other
>grandmasters appear to have.

Nunn has written several books, and I believe a few articles, about endgame
databases.  He has attempted to distill these databases into information that
humans can use to play these endings better.

I think this may have had some positive benefit for computer chess, by way of
showing chess players that computers can help create books that are of practical
use.

bruce



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