The role of perception
He saw everything is invariably the complaint of the chess player who loses a game. Other variants to this lament are I completely missed seeing his move or How could I overlook that move It is no accident that the operation seeing is an element in all those statements. In the final analysis, perception seems to be the key to skill in chess. It is not usually the case that one player calculates so many variations that he generates the correct one where his opponent, who has searched less...
Preface
Chess is a fascinating game. The rules are clearly defined and yet the game is still complex enough to provide the flavor of a real-world problem After several centuries of intensive study and play, chess continues to challenge the intellect of novice and expert alike The availability of a rich historical record makes it possible to evaluate chess skill and to analyze different styles of play For these reasons, chess has become an attractive research environment for studying intellectual skill...
Game annotations by Craig Chellstorp
At the time of writing this chapter March 1976 , ten major computer chess tournaments have been held, six in the United States 1970-1975 sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery ACM , one in Sweden 1974 sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing IFIP , two in Canada 1974 and 1975 and one in Germany 1975 . These unique events have attracted worldwide attention and sometimes amused interest from the chess-playing public and from specialists in computer...