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#14 Computer Chess

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The History of Computer Chess

The history of computer chess actually goes back before computers although these early attempts are not very concrete in terms that they didn't really create a chess playing program. The first attempt at a mechanical computing device was actually a farce that wasn't really a machine at all. In the early 20th century there were mechanical machines that could do very simple end games for example Rooking King vs King and this was again predating computers. By the 1950s there were very basic computer chess programs that could look as much as to apply into the future which is not good enough to be any player of even let's say intermediate ability but if you're a total novice the 1950s computers might have beenComputer

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