Hans Berliner

Hans Berliner
Full nameHans Jack Berliner
CountryUnited States
Germany
Born(1929-01-27)January 27, 1929
Berlin, Germany
DiedJanuary 13, 2017(2017-01-13) (aged 87)
Riviera Beach, Florida, U.S.
TitleICCF Grandmaster (1968)
ICCF World Champion1965–1968
ICCF rating2726 (October 2003)
ICCF peak rating2763 (July 1992)
Professor
Hans Berliner
Academic background
Alma materCarnegie Mellon (1974)
Thesis"Chess as Problem Solving: The Development of a Tactics Analyzer"
Doctoral advisorAllen Newell
Academic work
DisciplineComputer science
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon
Notable worksHiTech

Hans Jack Berliner (January 27, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was an American chess player, and was the World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–1968. He was a Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. Berliner was a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He directed the construction of the chess computer HiTech, and was also a published chess writer.


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