Dan Heisman

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Dan Heisman [1]

Dan Heisman,
an American engineer, 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 Pennsylvania State University [2]. As early member of the ICCA, Dan Heisman volunteered at the Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov matches in 1996 and 1997 [3].

Positional Evaluation

In his book Elements of Positional Evaluation [4], Dan Heisman represents an attempt at mathematical abstraction applied to chess, introducing seven concepts as fundamental in analyzing a chess position: mobility, flexibility, vulnerability, center control, piece coordination, time and speed. Heisman applies two dichotomies: actual versus potential and local versus global [5] .

local global
actual Single moves
from this position
All reachable squares
from this position
potential Single moves
on an empty board
All reachable squares
on an empty board

See also

Selected Publications

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