First edition 1997, first printing, number line starts with 1. Published by Springer. Hardcover with DJ. Condition new, square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, sharp corners, no markings of any kind, no names, no underlinings no highlights, no bent pages, not a reminder. DJ new, bright and shiny, no tears no chips no edgewear, price not clipped. 8vo, XIII + 322 pages, illustrated with chess diagrams and photographs.

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Title: Kasparov versus Deep Blue: Computer Chess Comes of Age
Publisher: Springer, New York - Berlin
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0387948201
ISBN 13: 9780387948201
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New

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In February 1996, a chess-playing computer known as Deep Blue made history by defeating the reigning world chess champion, Gary Kasparov, in a game played under match conditions. Kasparov went on to win the six-game match 4-2 and at the end of the match announced that he believed that chess computing had come of age. This book provides an enthralling account of the match and of the story that lies behind it: the evolution of chess-playing computers and the development of Deep Blue. The story of chess-playing computers goes back a long way and the author provides a whistlestop tour of the highlights of this history. As the development comes to its culmination in Philadelphia, we meet the Deep Blue team, Garry Kasparov and each of the historic six games is provided in full with a detailed commentary. Chess grandmaster Yasser Seirawan provided a lively commentary throughout the match and here provides a Foreword about the significance of this event.

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Monty Newborn is a phenomenal raconteur. His stories are truly wonderful. -- Hans Berliner, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, April 1998

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