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1964- August, Popular Mechanics, "Man vs. Machine in the Checker Game of the Century"Tags
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Can a computer learn to surpass a clever human being? Is lack of imagination its fatal flaw?
RECENTLY, ROBERT NEALEY of Stamford, Conn., played a checker match against a stubborn and resourceful adversary. In a sense, the victory came as no surprise. Nealey does not lose often. Although he has been almost totally blind for years, he can more than hold his own against most sighted players and is currently Connecticut state champion as well as blind champion of the United States and Europe.
It was the identity of the loser, not the victor, that made this a noteworthy match. Nealey’s opponent holds no titles and, in fact, is ineligible for tournament play. Nealey 's opponent happens to be a machine — IBM's 7094 computer.
