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| − | an American musicologist and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Emeritus professor emeritus] at the [[University of Southern Mississippi]]. He received a Ph.D. in composition from North Texas State University in 1968 <ref>[http://www.tritone-tenuto.com/gower.htm Albert Gower - Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications]</ref>. | + | an American [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicology musicologist] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Emeritus professor emeritus] at the [[University of Southern Mississippi]]. He received a Ph.D. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_composition musical composition] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Texas North Texas State University] in 1968 <ref>[http://www.tritone-tenuto.com/gower.htm Albert Gower - Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications]</ref>. |
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As a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_Chess correspondence chess] player, Al Gower served as a chess consultant working with [[Robert Hyatt]] on the chess program [[Blitz]]. Further supported by [[Harry Nelson]], he co-authored its successor [[Cray Blitz]], the two-time winner of the [[World Computer Chess Championship]]. | As a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_Chess correspondence chess] player, Al Gower served as a chess consultant working with [[Robert Hyatt]] on the chess program [[Blitz]]. Further supported by [[Harry Nelson]], he co-authored its successor [[Cray Blitz]], the two-time winner of the [[World Computer Chess Championship]]. | ||
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Albert Gower [1]
Albert (Al) Gower,
an American musicologist and professor emeritus at the University of Southern Mississippi. He received a Ph.D. in musical composition from North Texas State University in 1968 [2].
Chess
As a correspondence chess player, Al Gower served as a chess consultant working with Robert Hyatt on the chess program Blitz. Further supported by Harry Nelson, he co-authored its successor Cray Blitz, the two-time winner of the World Computer Chess Championship.
Selected Publications
- Robert Hyatt, Albert Gower, Harry Nelson (1985). Cray Blitz. Advances in Computer Chess 4
- Robert Hyatt, Albert Gower, Harry Nelson (1985). Using Time Wisely, revisited (extended abstract). Proceedings of the 1985 ACM annual conference on The range of computing: mid-80's perspective
- Robert Hyatt, Harry Nelson, Albert Gower (1986). Cray Blitz - 1984 Chess Champion. Telematics and Informatics Vol. 2, No. 4
- Robert Hyatt, Albert Gower, Harry Nelson (1990). Cray Blitz. Computers, Chess, and Cognition
External Links
- Albert Gower's ICGA Tournaments
- Albert Gower | LinkedIn
- Albert Gower - Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications
References
- ↑ Image cropped from the Cover Photo of Harold Bogner (1984). The New Champion. Chess Life February 1984, pdf from The Computer History Museum, Cover Photo: Ken Thompson, Joe Condon, Robert Hyatt, and Albert Gower
- ↑ Albert Gower - Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications
