{"product_id":"think-like-a-computer-paperback","title":"Think Like a Computer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFm Bill Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComputer chess has had a large impact on chess in the last two decades. Players have access to databases containing millions of games, they can even look up games played by a potential opponent. The Internet allows players to play fast games against players all around the world. Games can be watched live as they are being played.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComputer chess programs (or \u003ci\u003echess-engines\u003c\/i\u003e) have become very strong. Not only can be used as practice, they can be used to analyse games or study openings. Books have been written on how a player can study with the assistance of a chess engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s there was a popular chess book called \u003ci\u003eThink Like a Grandmaster\u003c\/i\u003e by Soviet GM Alexander Kotov. He later wrote \u003ci\u003ePlay Like a Grandmaster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrain Like a Grandmaster\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote from his own experience and other grandmasters he rubbed shoulders with. He wrote on tree of analysis, candidate moves, avoiding blunders, when not to analyse, positional ideas, endgames etc. He gave ordinary chess players an insight into the mind of a grandmaster. To some extent this book helped them to \u003ci\u003ethink like a grandmaster\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese days strong computer programs (called chess engines) are very strong indeed. The top engines currently have ELO ratings above3500.They can often analyse faster and more reliably than strong grandmaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have \u003ci\u003eThink Like a Grandmaster\u003c\/i\u003e so why not have \u003ci\u003eThink Like a computer\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many things we can learn from the strengths and weaknesses of chess engines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can we learn from the way computers play?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author has been writing his own hobby chess engines since the 1990s. This book is designed to impart knowledge gained from this experience to chess players of all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote that this book is not about using computers to practice with or study chess. Its about what chess-players can learn from how computers play chess. Its also for readers who may be curious to learn something about how computers play chess. You do not need to be computer programmer to learn from how computers play chess. You do not even need a chess set to read this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47272714109177,"sku":"9781790980932","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/IIFX-FcDc99781790980932.webp?v=1768945153","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/think-like-a-computer-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}