The Chess Revolution Quotes

“In 1948, when Turing was 36, he started writing his chess program. Assisted by his friend David Champernowne, Turing programmed the rules of the game but also created a set of values for the pieces (pawn = 1, knight = 3, bishop = 3½, rook = 5, queen = 10)”
― Peter Doggers, The Chess Revolution: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age

“Over seven years, the two gladiators had played 144 world championship games, with Kasparov scoring 21 wins, 19 losses, and 104 draws.”
― Peter Doggers, The Chess Revolution: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age