The artificial intelligence system, created by DeepMind, had been fed nothing but the rules of the Royal Game when it beat the world’s strongest chess engine in a prolonged match. It took AlphaZero only a few hours of self-learning to become the chess player that shocked the world. We could not choose a more deserving winner for the best book award of 2019. Game Changer is a unique project that combines human achievements with remarkable development in AI and opens a new approach to our beloved game. The surprising book by Davorin Kuljasevic Beyond Material (New in Chess) unites classical chess literature with fresh ideas and analysis. A lot of new material and an exciting author. Some words about the other shortlisted titles: An excellent quality work by Sam Shankland Small steps 2 Success (Quality Chess) gives many tips for the readers who want to deal with the topics of passed pawns. Each one was different, and we are sure that all these books will find their happy readers.Īfter a final vote, we had a clear winner: Game Changer by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan (New in Chess), which received two first and one second places in the vote. We give the word to Artur Jussupow, who sent us these comments on behalf of the jury:įirst of all, we would like to say that it was a great pleasure to read all the three books of the finalists. The acclaimed book Game Changer, by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan, is the winner of the Averbakh-Boleslavsky Award to the best book of 2019. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > The ultimate chess experience every day, Pla圜 welcomes 20,000 chess players from all around the world – from beginner to grandmaster.

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