Think Like a Machine by Noam Manella and Zeev Zohar

Descripción

Think Like a Machine by Noam Manella and Zeev Zohar with the ascent of computer technology,

humans have a chance to develop their thinking process based on hard evidence. Explores human

limitations and proposes new avenues for human thinking, inspired by computer engines.

Hardcover

In positions taken almost exclusively from modern tournament play, the authors present jaw-

dropping continuations which humans struggle to find, not due to lower human computing power,

due to conceptual and perceptual limitations. In this book these “crazy” moves are analysed and

categorised. If you want to expand your chess imagination, understanding and intuition, Think Like

a Machine is the book is for you.

Is the second chess book co-written by Noam Manella and Zeev Zohar. Manella is a digital and

Social Networks Researcher; Zohar is an accountant and businessman. Their previous book, Play

Unconventional Chess and Win, was a highlight in chess publishing in 2014.

“Think Like a Machine is an ambitious work that aims to learn chess skills from machines: ‘It’s time

for another leap in human thinking’!

Noam Manella

I enjoyed the fireworks inside the book greatly, although it certainly wasn’t easy work!… this is

definitely one for the strong players or the ambitious improving player, but there is a wealth of

entertaining and instructive material, and an interesting approach as well! 4 stars!”

 

“Computers have changed chess, of that there can be no doubt… Clearly there is much humans can

learn from computers and this is the topic of the new book ‘Think Like A Machine’… If you want to

stretch your brain cells to look beyond standard candidate moves ‘Think Like A Machine’ is the book

for you.”

Zeev Zohar

Is vividly written and contains a good variety of modern chess games and classics. In addition, the

inserts, where strong chess players and/or AI experts elaborate on the relationship between humans

and computers, provide a pleasant and lively reading experience. In a general sense, the book is

about imagination, fantasy, understanding and the formation of intuition. The authors prompt the

reader to reconsider the conventions on which our chess decisions are based. The analyses from the

book are not only an entertaining and unique experience in themselves, but also clearly show that we

must dare to use our creative abilities even more often to eventually broaden our chess horizon. We

can learn a lot from the engine’s moves, and the authors’ given categorization seems to be a nice

addition to traditional search methods.

 

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