PRESS RELEASE Computer History Museum Debuts New Exhibit 'Mastering The Game: A History of Computer Chess'

The Computer History Museum, the world's
largest history museum dedicated to the preservation and presentation of
the artifacts and stories of the information age, will celebrate a new
physical and online exhibit, "Mastering The Game: A History of Computer
Chess," at a special lecture presentation, 7 p., Thursday, September 8,
and at a public open house, 1-5 p." "Not only will this online
counterpart provide access to information made available in the physical
exhibit , it will contain additional content and include access to original
source materials, links to complementary organizations and allow visitors
to share their computer chess stories," Toole said. For more information , please visit
http://www.

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Visitors will explore the multi-layered history of computer chess, listen
to chess software pioneers, learn the basics of chess algorithms and
experience the sights and sounds of the era through vintage footage.

In addition to the public open house from 1-5 p.

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In addition to Sudoku, notable games such as Pyramid,
Mahjongg Fortuna, Chess and Word Battle, among others, continue to attract new
players daily.
"We are excited about our accelerated growth and confident that our
excellent content will continue to attract customers in the United States and
globally," said Toby Rowland , Director and Co-Founder of King. Exclusive King., two years ago. "For the Museum, this exhibit is our 'opening move'
since it serves as a prototype of others that we will develop throughout
the next phases of our evolution. In addition, a
freestanding computer learning station will allow visitors to explore
software concepts, such as the basic ideas that lie beneath all chess
software programs .

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With more than 40 million games played in the month of January, King.com is breaking through to
the U.S. Chess resonates with the
general public as a difficult problem to solve for people and machines
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This 1,000 square foot exhibit will follow a five-decade-long chronological
plan, from the theoretical foundations developed by such computing pioneers
as Alan Turing and Claude Shannon, to the development of PC chess software
and the drama of IBM's chess-playing supercomputer, Deep Blue.

In addition , the institution has created an online version of "Mastering
the Game: A History of Computer Chess . It also
describes how the work on computer chess led to important software
techniques still in use today.m. The evening presentation will be moderated
by Monty Newborn, professor, McGill University and organizer, ACM Computer
Chess Championships (1970-1991).

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Contributing factors to the site's
domestic growth include cash prizes for play, carriage arrangements with
strong U.S.

"The topic of chess is a fascinating way for visitors of diverse
backgrounds to learn about computing history.

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extending its lead over competitors and further dominating the global
skill-gaming industry.3 million games played
every day.

According to John Toole, the Museum's executive director and CEO, this
marks the first new exhibit since the institution relocated to its home at
1401 N.

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com's tournament-style games, unique content, and promotions
allow players of all skill levels to compete for entertainment and possible
monetary gain.m., Saturday, September 10. They
will also learn about the development of chess-playing supercomputers
including a special display featuring part of IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer
alongside a multimedia presentation capturing the dramatic match between
World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue., September 10, the
Computer History Museum will host a special presentation in conjunction
with the opening of "Mastering The Game: A History of Computer Chess. The Museum is dedicated to exploring the
social impact of computing and is home to the world's largest collection of
computing-related items -- from hardware (mainframes , PCs, handhelds, key
integrated circuits), to software, to computer graphics systems, to
Internet and networking -- and contains many one-of-a-kind and rare objects
such as the Cray-1 supercomputer , the Apple I, the WWII ENIGMA, the
PalmPilot prototype, the 1969 Neiman Marcus (Honeywell) "Kitchen Computer"
and the Minuteman I Guidance Computer.

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coppolac@ruderfinn. The Museum also offers tours of Visible Storage, where nearly
600 objects from the Collection are on display .org.

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svidern@ruderfinn. This panel, comprising of seminal
contributors to the solution of this challenge -- including two of AI's
leading pioneers -- will discuss the origin and development of computer
chess and what it tells us about ourselves and the machines we build .

Sponsors associated with "Mastering the Game: A History of Computer Chess"
include ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), Ropes & Gray LLP and
Target." Future
phases will feature full museum exhibits including a timeline of computing
history, theme galleries, and much more.

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com.com is the world's largest skill-gaming site,
boasting more than 40 different games and more than 1. Shoreline Boulevard in Mountain View, Calif."
Entitled "Computer History Museum Presents: The History of Computer Chess:
An AI Perspective," the 7 p.

About the Computer History Museum

The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, a public benefit
organization, preserves and presents for posterity the artifacts and
stories of the information age. The collection also includes photos ,
films, videos, documents, and culturally defining advertising and marketing
materials. Currently in its first phase, the Museum brings computing
history to life through its Speaker Series, seminars , oral histories and
workshops.

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com will undoubtedly continue to lead
the online skill-gaming market.de.m., September 8 event will feature Murray
Campbell, Deep Blue project member, International Business Machines (IBM);
Edward Feigenbaum, a Stanford artificial intelligence researcher; David
Levy, International Computer Games Association, and John McCarthy,
professor, Stanford University .

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Already a household name across Europe, King. with overwhelming popularity. From this launching point, visitors can explore some important
software concepts -- abstract and traditionally challenging topics to
explain," said Toole.

The story starts in the earliest days of computing and reflects general
advances in computer hardware and software over this period. Debuting September 2005 is
a new exhibit, "Mastering The Game: A History of Computer Chess.computerhistory.