Albert Lindsey Zobrist (born February 27, 1942) is an American

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, games researcher, and inventor of the famous

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, which was published in 1970. He is further author of the first Go program in 1968 as part of his

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Thesis on

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at the Computer Science Department of the

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Education

Albert Zobrist received his

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at the

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and a Masters in

and

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from the

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Computer chess

While affiliated with the

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and the

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, Zobrist researched on computer chess, and was along with

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and Charles Kalme co-author of the chess programs USC CP and Tyro, participating at the ACM North American Computer Chess Championships (NACCC) in 1977.A Memorial to BRUTE FORCE
by Louis Kessler

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zobrist, Albert Lindsey 1942 births Living people Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni American computer scientists Place of birth missing (living people) Delta Upsilon members