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'''Gary J. Boos''',<br/> | '''Gary J. Boos''',<br/> | ||
an American senior transmission engineer, chess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system#United_States_Chess_Federation_ratings class A] and [[Go]] player, and computer chess and Go programmer. | an American senior transmission engineer, chess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system#United_States_Chess_Federation_ratings class A] and [[Go]] player, and computer chess and Go programmer. | ||
| − | He received a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree BSCE degree] in 1966 and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree MSCE degree] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_engineering structural engineering] in 1968 from the [ | + | He received a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree BSCE degree] in 1966 and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree MSCE degree] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_engineering structural engineering] in 1968 from the [[University of Minnesota]] <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-boos-69751b45/ Gary Boos | LinkedIn]</ref>. |
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Along with [[James Mundstock]], Gary Boos co-authored the chess programs [[Mr. Turk]] and [[Iron Fish]]. | Along with [[James Mundstock]], Gary Boos co-authored the chess programs [[Mr. Turk]] and [[Iron Fish]]. | ||
Mr. Turk did not use [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]], | Mr. Turk did not use [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]], | ||
Latest revision as of 21:38, 22 October 2019
Gary J. Boos,
an American senior transmission engineer, chess class A and Go player, and computer chess and Go programmer.
He received a BSCE degree in 1966 and a MSCE degree in structural engineering in 1968 from the University of Minnesota [1].
Game Playing Programs
Along with James Mundstock, Gary Boos co-authored the chess programs Mr. Turk and Iron Fish. Mr. Turk did not use alpha-beta, but a search based on a Multipurpose, Theorem-Proving Heuristic Program as described by James R. Slagle and Philip Bursky in 1968 [2], and competed at ACM 1971 [3]. Iron Fish played the ACM 1975. Gary Boos' Go-programm Teamgo paticipiated five times at North American Computer Go Championships [4] from 1995 to 1999.
Publications
- Gary J. Boos (1971). Mr. Turk in Ben Mittman, Computer Chess Programs (Panel). hosted by The Computer History Museum
External Links
- Gary Boos | LinkedIn
- Boos, Gary from computer-go.info
- The chess games of Gary J Boos from chessgames.com
References
- ↑ Gary Boos | LinkedIn
- ↑ James R. Slagle, Philip Bursky (1968). Experiments With a Multipurpose, Theorem-Proving Heuristic Program. Journal of the ACM, Vol. 15, No. 1
- ↑ Ben Mittman (1971). Computer Chess Programs (Panel). hosted by The Computer History Museum
- ↑ The North American Computer Go Championships
