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'''Dan Heisman''',<br/>
an American engineer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation USCF] chess master, chess journalist, columnist and instructor. He earned a B.Sc. in mathematics in 1971 and a M.Sc in engineering in 1983, both from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University Pennsylvania State University] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Heisman Dan Heisman from Wikipedia]</ref>. As early member of the [[ICCA]], Dan Heisman volunteered at the [[Deep Blue]] versus [[Garry Kasparov]] matches in [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1996|1996]] and [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997|1997]] <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070204023455/http://www.chessville.com/editorials/Interviews/Heisman_Part_1.htm Chessville - Interviews - Dan Heisman - Part 1], February 2003 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine])</ref>.
=ElementsThe Value of Reaching a Square= In his book ''Elements of Positional Evaluation'' Dan Heisman <ref>[[Dan Heisman]] ('''1990, 1999, 2010'''). ''[https://www.danheisman.com/elements-of-positional-evaluation.html Elements of Positional Evaluation]''. Russell Enterprises</ref>, Dan Heisman represents an attempt at mathematical abstraction applied to chess, introducing seven concepts as fundamental in analyzing a chess position: [[Mobility|mobility]], flexibility, vulnerability, [[Center Control|center control]], piece coordination, time and speed.
Heisman applies two [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichotomy dichotomies]: ''actual'' versus ''potential'' and ''local'' versus ''global'' <ref>[[Robert Levinson]], [[Richard Snyder]] ('''1993'''). ''DISTANCE: Toward the Unification of Chess Knowledge''. [[ICGA Journal#16_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3]]</ref> .
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070203205428/http://www.chessville.com/Editorials/Interviews/Heisman_Part_2.htm Chessville - Interviews - Dan Heisman - Part 2], February 2003 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine])
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20100316210428/http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Articles/Novice_Nook_Links.htm Dan Heisman's Chess Cafe Links] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine])
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20100615030345/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/time.txt Time Management During a Chess Game] by [[Dan Heisman]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine])
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