EAN: 9789056918187

GAME CHANGER - MATTHEW SADLER NATASHA REGAN KAR...

WINNER OF THE ENGLISH CHESS FOUNDATION 2019 BOOK OF THE YEAR - THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS CHESS BOOK
AWARD IN THE WORLD - AND WINNER OF THE AVERBAKH-BOLESLAVSKY AWARD 2019  THE BOOK AWARD OF THE
FIDE  THE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FEDERATION.   It took AlphaZero only a few hours of self-learning
to become the chess player that shocked the world. The artificial intelligence system  created
by DeepMind  had been fed nothing but the rules of the Royal Game when it beat the world’s
strongest chess engine in a prolonged match. The selection of ten games published in December
2017 created a worldwide sensation: how was it possible to play in such a brilliant and risky
style and not lose a single game against an opponent of superhuman strength? For Game Changer 
Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan investigated more than two thousand previously unpublished
games by AlphaZero. They also had unparalleled access to its team of developers and were
offered a unique look ‘under the bonnet’ to grasp the depth and breadth of AlphaZero’s search.
Sadler and Regan reveal its thinking process and tell the story of the human motivation and the
techniques that created AlphaZero. Game Changer also presents a collection of lucidly explained
chess games of astonishing quality. Both professionals and club players will improve their game
by studying AlphaZero’s stunning discoveries in every field that matters: opening preparation 
piece mobility  initiative  attacking techniques  long-term sacrifices and much more. The story
of AlphaZero has a wider impact. Game Changer offers intriguing insights into the opportunities
and horizons of Artificial Intelligence. Not just in solving games  but in providing solutions
for a wide variety of challenges in society. With a foreword by former World Chess Champion
Garry Kasparov and an introduction by DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis.

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