[14:30] Coast-to-Coast Seminar: Computer (and Human) Perfection at Checkers
| Date | Tuesday October 06 2009 |
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| Time | 14:30 - 15:30 |
| Location | Online (local access grid room: <a href="http://www.sharcnet.ca/my/accessgrid/">http://www.sharcnet.ca/my/accessgrid/</a>) |
| Contact | David McCaughan |
| URL | http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~jonathan/ |
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Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta In 1989 the Chinook project began with the goal of winning the human World Checkers Championship. There was an imposing obstacle to success -- the human champion, Marion Tinsley. Tinsley was as close to perfection at the game as was humanly possible. To be better than Tinsley meant that the computer had to be perfect. In effect, one had to solve checkers. Little did we know that our quest would take 18 years to complete. In this talk, the creator of Chinook tells the story of the quest for computer and human perfection at the game of checkers. NOTE: due to the size and complexity of delivering cross-country seminars, we regret we cannot support desktop AG connections for the Coast-to-Coast seminars If you are planning to attend this seminar, ensure you have registered using the link provided at the top of this announcement. AG rooms will only be opened for these seminars where someone has indicated they plan to attend, and it is critical that we be aware of significant attendees in case a larger room needs to be booked. |
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