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Subject: History: computers in correspondence chess

Author: Ingo Althofer

Date: 22:45:16 11/13/02


There is a very nice (old) book "Computerschach-Schachcomputer"
(in German language) by Posthoff and Reinemann (Akademie-Verlag,
Berlin). On bottom of page 176 the authors propose:

"Ohne Übertreibung kann man feststellen, dass
solche Schachprogramme ideale Partner für nichtaktive
Schachfreunde, aktive Spieler der mittleren und unteren
Leistungsklassen, für Problem- und Fernschachfreunde
sind."

My translation to English:
"Without exaggeration one can state that such chess programs
are ideal partners for non-active chess friends, for active players
of medium and lower classes strength, for chess problemists, and
for correspondence chess friends."

The book appeared in 1987 (in the former DDR, "East Germany")
Editorial deadline was in April 1986.


QUESTION: Does someone here know even earlier publications
where the use of chess computers in correspondence chess
was proposed?


Ingo Althöfer.



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