One Jump Ahead: Challenging Human Supremacy in Checkers

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
I Can’t Lose....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
This Was Going to Be Easy....Pages 5-25
Bottomless Well....Pages 26-35
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Valuable Lessons....Pages 39-56
The Illusion of Intelligence....Pages 57-75
A Nobel Turing Trio....Pages 76-89
Didn’t Samuel Solve That Game?....Pages 90-102
The Case for the Prosecution....Pages 103-126
As Close to Perfection As Humanly Possible....Pages 127-133
You Look Like a Checkers Player....Pages 134-146
The Fudge Factor....Pages 147-173
I Feel Like a Teenager Again....Pages 174-202
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines....Pages 203-229
Trust Me....Pages 230-236
A Wake-Up Call....Pages 237-252
Prelude to Disaster....Pages 253-283
Programmed by God....Pages 284-308
Divine Intervention....Pages 309-333
Dissension Among the Ranks....Pages 334-363
Home Away From Home....Pages 364-383
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
It’s a Draw!....Pages 384-396
Let Me Suggest the Unthinkable....Pages 397-425
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
Gentlemen’s Agreement....Pages 429-440
I’m Ready to Go....Pages 441-449
Get a Life, Jonathan....Pages 450-454
Epilogue....Pages 455-455
Back Matter....Pages 457-496