An analysis of games played in world computer chess championships over the years

Issue title: Fifty Years of Computer Chess

Guest editors: Jonathan Schaeffer

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Newborn, Monty^{; *; **}

Affiliations: McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Correspondence: [**] Corresponding author. E-mail: newborn@cs.mcgill.ca.

Note: [*] E-mail: newborn@cs.mcgill.ca.

Abstract: It is been 46 years since the first computer chess world championship was held in Stockholm in 1974, and there have now been 24 more with over 700 games played. This paper investigates a number of questions that a curious soul might ask regarding the results of these games, especially how they ended. The data provided herein attempts to answer several related questions. In addition, it presents data showing how ratings of the top engines have increased over the years.

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-200148

Journal: ICGA Journal, vol. 42, no. 2-3, pp. 99-105, 2020