This was a memento from my colleagues at Shell when I was leaving. How wonderfully apt – something that captured my interests (chess and AI)! This book seemed like it would get into these topics at a philosophical level, rather than the nitty-gritty details. Or so I thought.
I was anticipating an enjoyable read, and desperately wanted to like it, but again, I’m abandoning it halfway through. I will write more about why in a bit, but I will leave you with the following incoherent quote (speaking of how successful Armenia has been in Chess Olympiads)
..despite my own half-Armenian heritage, there is no genetic explanation necessary for this success.
I cannot figure out what he is trying to say here!