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Kotok-McCarthy – A Chess Playing Program for the IBM 7090 Computer

Posted on May 25, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

John McCarthy “Kotok-McCarthy also known as A Chess Playing Program for the IBM 7090 Computer was the first computer program to play chess convincingly. It is also remembered because it played in and lost the first chess match between two … Continue reading →

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