Jonathan Schaeffer
Jonathan Schaeffer (* 1957 in Toronto , Ontario ) is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Alberta in Canada . He is a globally recognized authority on artificial intelligence - algorithms for chess , checkers , poker and other computer games . In 2007 he was made a member of the Royal Society of Canada .
Schaeffer is the main author of the Chinook computer program , which has been the world's most powerful checkers program since the 1990s. In April 2007, Schaeffer and his team were able to solve the checkers game completely with the help of a computer (from the start of the game; not from any score) and provide evidence that checkers end in a draw if both players played correctly.
In addition to numerous scientific publications, Schaeffer is the author of the book One Jump Ahead , in which he describes his efforts in the 1990s to develop a computer program that would defeat Marion Tinsley . Tinsley was the world's strongest checkers player and had a reputation for being invincible.
Offices
He has been President of the International Computer Games Association since January 2019, succeeding David Levy .
Works
- Jonathan Schaeffer: One Jump Ahead: Challenging Human Supremacy in Checkers . Springer, Berlin 1998, ISBN 978-0387949307 (English)
- Karsten Müller, Jonathan Schaeffer: Man vs. Machine: Challenging Human Supremacy at Chess . Russell Enterprises, 2018, ISBN 978-1941270967 (English)
Web links
- Jonathan Schaeffer - Website at the University of Alberta (English)
- T. Anthony Marsland and Jonathan Schaeffer (Editors): Computers, Chess, and Cognition. Preview (English), Springer-Verlag , New York, 1990, ISBN 978-1461390824
Individual evidence
- ↑ new president , accessed on July 19, 2020
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaeffer, Jonathan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian computer science professor; Author of the world's most popular program for the board game checkers |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |