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Subject: Re: Who was the first computer chess programmer?

Author: GuyHaworth

Date: 08:14:36 07/15/04

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I'd be surprised if Turing actually "wrote a computer program" to play chess.

He devised a position evaluation algorithm based on piece-values and mobility,
and - with himself as the machine - executed the algorithm (not quite correctly)
in playing a short game.

g



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