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a Canadian computer games researcher, professor in computing science and dean of science at [[University of Alberta]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton Edmonton], Alberta, with a Ph.D. from [[University of Waterloo]] in 1986 <ref>[[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''1986'''). ''Experiments in Search and Knowledge''. Ph.D. Thesis, [[University of Waterloo]]. Reprinted as TR 86-12, [[University of Alberta]]</ref>. He is author of the chess programs [[Planner]], [[Prodigy]] and [[Phoenix]]. In 1983, Schaeffer proposed the [[History Heuristic]] <ref>[[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''1983'''). ''The History Heuristic''. [[ICGA Journal#6_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3]]</ref>.
Beside research on [[Games|games]], search algorithms and [[Parallel Search|parallel search]], Jonathan Schaeffer is best known as primary author of the World Man-Machine [[Checkers]] Champion [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_%28draughts_player%29 Chinook], solving Checkers in 2007 <ref>[http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/%7Echinook/publications/solving_checkers.html Solving Checkers]</ref>. Schaeffer further works on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_poker_players poker-playing programs], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hold_%27em Texas hold 'em] program [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris_%28poker_bot%29 Polaris] and the commercial ''Poker Academy'' <ref>[http://www.poker-academy.com/poker-software/index.php Poker Academy Pro – The Ultimate Poker Software]</ref>. In August 2019, Jonathan Schaeffer superseded [[David Levy]] as [[ICGA#Board|president]] of the [[ICGA]] <ref>[https://icga.org/?p=2672 A NEW PRESIDENT - Announcement by David Levy] by [[Mark Lefler]], December 11, 2018 </ref>.
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* [[Karsten Müller]], [[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''2018'''). ''[https://www.russell-enterprises.com/russell-enterprises/man-vs-machinebrchallenging-human-supremacy-at-chess Man vs. Machine: Challenging Human Supremacy at Chess]''. [https://www.russell-enterprises.com/ Russell Enterprises]
* [[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''2019'''). ''[http://jonathanschaeffer.blogspot.com/2019/06/toward-no-earthly-pole-preface_18.html Toward No Earthly Pole: Letters from John Franklin's Last Expedition]''. [https://www.amazon.com/Toward-Earthly-Pole-Franklins-Expedition/dp/1999104005/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=toward+no+earthly+pole&qid=1564525871&s=gateway&sr=8-1 amazon] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition Franklin's lost expedition from Wikipedia]</ref>
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