{"product_id":"9780857293404","title":"Beyond Deep Blue: Chess in the Stratosphere","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeyond Deep Blue: Chess in the Stratosphere\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eNewborn, Monty\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than a decade has passed since IBM’s Deep Blue computer stunned the world by defeating Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at that time. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Deep Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e tells the continuing story of the chess engine and its steady improvement. The book provides analysis of the games alongside a detailed examination of the remarkable technological progress made by the engines – asking which one is best, how good is it, and how much better can it get. Features: presents a total of 118 games, played by 17 different chess engines, collected together for the first time in a single reference; details the processor speeds, memory sizes, and the number of processors used by each chess engine; includes games from 10 World Computer Chess Championships, and three computer chess tournaments of the Internet Chess Club; covers the man-machine matches between Fritz and Kramnik, and Kasparov and Deep Junior; describes three historical matches between leading engines – Hydra vs. Shredder, Junior vs. Fritz, and Zappa vs. Rybka.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-04-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780857293404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-85729-341-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 287\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400297889932,"sku":"9780857293404","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780857293404.jpg?v=1775783588","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780857293404","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}