{"product_id":"one-jump-ahead-computer-perfection-at-checkers-0387765751","title":"One Jump Ahead: Computer Perfection at Checkers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0387765751\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schaeffer, Jonathan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's hard to believe that it's been over a decade since One Jump Ahead: Challenging Human Supremacy at Checkers was published. I'm delighted to have the opportunity to update and expand the book. The first edition ended on a sad note and that was reflected in the writing. It is now eleven years later and the project has come to a satisfying conclusion. Since its inception, the checkers project has consumed eighteen years of my life- twenty if you count the pre-Chinook and post-solving work. It's hard for me to believe that I actually stuck with it for that long. My ex-wife, Steph, would probably have something witty to say about my obsessive behavior. Rereading the book after a decade was difficult for me. When I originally wrote One Jump Ahead, I vowed to be candid in my telling of the story. That meant being honest about what went right and what went wrong. I have been criticized for being hard on some of the characters. That may be so, but I hope everyone will agree that the person receiving the most criticism was, justifiably, me. I tried to be balanced in the storytelling, reflecting things as they really happened and not as some sanitized everyone-lived-happily-ever-after tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51823827419424,"sku":"NEW0387765751","price":49.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61RqzPBAJnL.jpg?v=1781203462","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/one-jump-ahead-computer-perfection-at-checkers-0387765751","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}