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Evening
Events
Tuesday 8th December, 8:00pm -
Chess Metaphors - How Does Chess Influence
Artificial Intelligence?
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Diego
Rasskin-Gutman |
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Alan
Trefler |
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When we play the ancient
and noble game of chess, we grapple with
ideas about honesty, deceitfulness, bravery,
fear, aggression, beauty, and creativity,
which echo (or allow us to depart from) the
attitudes we take in our daily lives.
Chess is an activity in
which we deploy almost all our available
cognitive resources; therefore, it makes an
ideal laboratory for investigation into the
workings of the mind. Indeed, research into
artificial intelligence (AI) has used chess
as a model for intelligent behaviour since
the 1950s.
In Chess Metaphors, Diego
Rasskin-Gutman explores fundamental
questions about memory, thought, emotion,
consciousness, and other cognitive processes
through the game of chess, using the moves
of thirty-two pieces over sixty-four squares
to map the structural and functional
organization of the brain.
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Join us for
an interactive discussion on how
the game of chess serves as an
incubator for artificial
intelligence. This discussion
will discuss the principles from
the Chess Metaphors book, as
well as practical applications
of the influence of chess and
artificial intelligence in
real-world scenarios.
Participants include Diego
Rasskin-Gutman, author of Chess
Metaphors, and Alan Trefler,
Founder & CEO of Pegasystems and
Co-Champion of the 1975 World
Open Chess Championship. Alan
founded Pegasystems after work
he conducted in teaching
computers to play chess, by
extending this methodology to
teach computers to perform work
tasks.
This discussion will take
place at 8:00PM GMT on
Tuesday, 8 December 2009 in
the Grand Master Commentary Room
at the London Chess Classic,
taking place at the Olympia
Conference Centre W14 8UX.
The discussion will be
chaired by GM Jonathan Rowson.
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Saturday 12th - Graham Burgess will be signing his
new expanded Mammoth Book of Chess in the bookstall.
Sunday 13th and Monday 14th December, 7:00pm
- Guest of Honour Viktor Korchnoi
Simultaneous Displays.
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The London Chess Classic is delighted to
announce that Viktor Korchnoi, one of the all
time greats of world chess has agreed to be the
tournament’s Guest of Honour. Korchnoi still
plays high level chess at the age of 78 and
recently played on board one for Switzerland at
the European Team Championship.
Korchnoi fought two world title matches against
Anatoly Karpov in 1978 and 1981 which captured
the imagination of the world. A man who had
defected from the USSR and made into a
non-person took on the might of the Soviet chess
machine while his son was imprisoned by the
Communist authorities.
Even in defeat Korchnoi has shaped the future of
chess. It should not be forgotten that he
sportingly agreed to play Garry Kasparov in a
Candidates semi final after the Soviets had
refused to allow Kasparov to take part in the
match after it had been scheduled to take place
at Pasadena in 1984. Although he had already won
by default, Korchnoi agreed to play in London
and Kasparov eventually won and went on to
challenge Anatoly Karpov.
Korchnoi’s longevity at the top level, nearly 50
years, is unparalleled. Visitors to the London
Chess Classic which takes place at Olympia from
December 8-15 will be able to hear him comment
on the games or take on the great man in a
simultaneous display at Olympia on Monday 14th
at 7pm.
Malcolm Pein (IM), Director London Chess Classic
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The Korchnoi
charity
ticket
has
been
sold
for
£410. All
proceeds will be going to the Chess in Schools and
Communities charity. All tickets for both simuls have now
sold
out.
The
30
board
Korchnoi
simul
displays
are
taking
place
on
Sunday
13th
and
Monday
14th
December
at
7:00pm.
Tuesday 8th - Monday 14th
- Foyer Blitz each evenings; 7 tournaments
over 7 days.
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Chief Arbiter |
Adam Raoof (International
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Dates
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Tuesday 8th - Monday
14th December; 7 tournaments over 7 days. |
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Playing Schedule |
Click to see details.
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Start
times |
Each event starts at
19:00 promptly and finishes at 21:30.
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Entry
fee |
£7 in advance, £10 on
the night or all 7 nights in advance (Blitz PASS) for £40;
Juniors FREE*.
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Prizes |
£40; £20 guaranteed.
Further prizes possible depending on entry numbers. Your best score from any 5 blitz tournaments will be
aggregated and the player with the best score will
win £100 1st prize. Further prizes possible depending on
entry.
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Rate of play |
10 minutes per player
per game (in other words each game lasts a maximum
of 20 minutes).
FIDE Blitz Rules apply; it is always touch and
move, completed illegal moves lose etc.
For further information see:
www.recgov.org/chess/blitzrules.html
The controller's decision is final in all
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Results and Pairings |
Pairings will be made using
Swiss Master.
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Entries |
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Entry submission and payment of the entry fee is acceptance
that the controller's decision is final in all
matters. |
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