tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post2843031332062062484..comments2023-08-31T18:05:53.836+01:00Comments on John Saunders' Chess Blog: Chess Players Run The WorldJohn Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533087091700425575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-91906638883651990042009-10-11T19:28:58.541+01:002009-10-11T19:28:58.541+01:00I’ve always felt that the team at Bletchley Park d...I’ve always felt that the team at Bletchley Park deserved a lot more respect for what they did. Laying down the foundation for today’s computers was probably of the same magnitude as the code-breaking itself. Needless to say, they didn’t know “how to blog” but their work made it possible for us.<br><br>I was happy to notice a recent tribute paid to Alan Turing at a very high level <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/11/pm-apology-to-alan-turing" rel="nofollow">PM's apology to codebreaker Alan Turing: we were inhumane</a> and also<br><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/6170112/Gordon-Brown-Im-proud-to-say-sorry-to-a-real-war-hero.html" rel="nofollow">Gordon Brown: I'm proud to say sorry to a real war hero</a><br><br>I’m not sure how good a chessplayer Alan Turing was but he definitely left his mark on computer chess (<a href="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/comphis.htm" rel="nofollow">Computer Chess History by Bill Wall</a>) and the world.Nikolai Pilafovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00695284688005658187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-18306964188118654452009-11-01T01:51:24.854+00:002009-11-01T01:51:24.854+00:00You may recall supplying the gamescore for Patters...You may recall supplying the gamescore for <a href="http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/2008/10/you-dont-vant-draw.html" rel="nofollow">Patterson-Gheorghiu</a> (not currently shown due to collapse of game-display system, but I still have it in my possession)ejhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com