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The checkers program tried to run for the first time on 30 July 1951 at NPL, but was unsuccessful due to program errors. In the summer of 1952 he successfully ran the program on Ferranti Mark 1 computer and played the first computer checkers and arguably the first video game ever according to certain definitions. In the 1950s, Arthur Samuel ...
This section is for computer programs who are noted in the history of the game. Chinook (draughts player), a program developed at the University of Alberta (noteworthy match against Marion Tinsley) KingsRow, a strong program by Ed Gilbert; Nemesis (draughts player), world computer champion in 2002
In 1990 Chinook won the right to play in the human World Championship by being second to Marion Tinsley in the US Nationals. At first, the American Checkers Federation and English Draughts Association were against the participation of a computer in a human championship. When Tinsley resigned his title in protest, the ACF and EDA created the new ...
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Marion Franklin Tinsley (February 3, 1927 – April 3, 1995) was an American mathematician and checkers player. He is widely considered to be the greatest checkers player ever. [ 1 ] Tinsley was world champion from 1955–1958 and from 1975–1991 and never lost a world championship match.
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With all of this work, Samuel's program reached a respectable amateur status and was the first to play any board game at this high a level. He continued to work on checkers until the mid-1970s, at which point his program achieved sufficient skill to challenge a respectable amateur. [14]
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