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Harry Shershow, (November 6, 1914 - April 5, 2005 [1])

was an American journalist and science writer. From January 1979 until February 1981, Harry Shershow was editor of the computer chess department of Personal Computing.

Selected Publications#

1946#

• Harry Shershow (1946) War gear of “Frog Man” will create new sport, save lives. Popular Science Monthly, April 1946, pp. 113

1979#

• Harry Shershow (1979). Life In a Small Computer Show. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 66
• Harry Shershow (1979). A Chessboard Fantasy. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No.2, pp. 24
• Harry Shershow (1979). The Cricket That Lives in The Computer. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No.2
• Harry Shershow (1979). Computer Chess. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 38
• Harry Shershow (1979). The 9th Annual ACM Chess Tournament in Washington, D.C. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 58 » ACM 1978
• Harry Shershow (1979). A Little Bit is a Little Better. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 61 » ACM 1978, Awit, Sargon
• Harry Shershow (1979). Playing for the Title. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 63 » Belle
• Harry Shershow (1979). On Botvinnik’s Program. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 51 » Pioneer
• Harry Shershow (1979). A Russian Algorithm for Chess. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 77 » Pioneer
• Harry Shershow (1979). Man Against Computer. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 73
• Harry Shershow (1979). Chafitz’ Big Move in Computer Chess. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 59 » Boris, Sargon

1980 …#

• Harry Shershow (1980). The Best of Chess. Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 74 [2]
• Harry Shershow (1980). Realistic Spatial Display. Digital Design, June 1980
• Harry Shershow (1980). Computers in the Life of Chess. Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 71
• Harry Shershow (1980). On The Science of Chess-Thinking. Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 80 » Advances in Computer Chess 2
• Harry Shershow (1980). The Nerve of a Chess Player. Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 10, pp. 77 [3]
• Harry Shershow (1980). CSC Wins First Microcomputer-Chess Tournament. Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 11, pp. 81 » MCC 1980
• Harry Shershow (1981). The MyChess-CSC Confrontation at San Jose. Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 79 » MCC 1980, Interviews with David Kittinger and Mike Samole
• Harry Shershow (1981). Two New Units In Action. Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 91 » MCC 1980, John Aker, Morphy

External Links#

• Harry Shershow, Class of 1930 - Williams Junior High School - Classmates, Chelsea, Massachusetts
• Harry Shershow Obituary - Saint Augustine, FL | St. Augustine Record

References#

1. ↑ Harry Shershow | April 5, 2005 Obituary | NewspaperArchive®
2. ↑ About the 1899 game of John Finan Barry vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury November 27, 1899 at Boylston Chess Club, Boston, Massachusetts, where Barry announced mate in 13 after 31…h6, 5rk1/4R1p1/pqpp3p/2bp1b1Q/5P2/2P4P/P2B2PK/4R3 w - - 0 32
3. ↑ Review of Kenneth Colby (1979). Secrets of a Grandpatzer: How to Beat Most People and Computers at Chess. Malibu Chess Press, amazon

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