Noam David Elkies, (born 1966) an American chess player, composer of chess studies [1], mathematician and Professor at Department of Mathematics, Harvard University. His research interests covers combinatorial game theory, and he is renowned for his knowledge of the connections between mathematics and music as well as chess and mathematics.
Noam Elkies [2] [3]

Selected Publications

1996 ...

• Noam Elkies (1996). On numbers and endgames: Combinatorial game theory in chess endgames. in Games of No Chance edited by Richard J. Nowakowski
• Noam Elkies (1999). On numbers and endgames: Combinatorial game theory in chess endgames. pdf, differs only in trivial stylistic details from the (1996) version published in Games of No Chance edited by Richard J. Nowakowski

2000 ...

• Noam Elkies (2001). Endgame Tables and Chess Composition. ICGA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2
• Noam Elkies (2002). Higher Numbers in pawn endgames on large chessboards. More Games of No Chance edited by Richard J. Nowakowski
• Noam Elkies, Richard P. Stanley (2003). The Mathematical Knight. The Mathematical Intelligencer, Vol. 25, No. 1, pdf
• Noam Elkies, Mark Watkins (2004). Elliptic Curves of Large Rank and Small Conductor. arXiv:math/0403374, LNCS 3076

2005 ...

• Noam Elkies (2005). New directions in enumerative chess problems. Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, Vol. 11, No. 2, arXiv:math/0508645 ^[6]
• John H. Conway, Noam Elkies, Jeremy L. Martin (2006). The Mathieu Group M 12 and Its Pseudogroup Extension M 13. Experimental Mathematics, Vol. 15, No. 2 ^[7]
• Noam Elkies, Richard P. Stanley (2008). Chess and Mathematics. excerpt, 6 Retrograde Analysis, pdf
• Dan Heisman (2009). Steinitz, Zermelo, and Elkies. pdf from ChessCafe.com, on Wilhelm Steinitz, Ernst Zermelo and Noam Elkies

External Links

• Noam Elkies from Wikipedia
• The Mathematics Genealogy Project - Noam Elkies
• Details for Noam D. Elkies, Oberwolfach Photo Collection
• Noam D. Elkies Home Page
• Noam D. Elkies Chess Pages Links
• Noam D. Elkies: Mathematics Curriculum Vitae
• Prof. Noam D. Elkies Pathway Lectures
• Shortest Mates in Proof Games

References

1. ^ World Champion Dr GM GM John Nunn, from ChessBase News, September 22, 2004
2. ^ Photo 2007 by Renate Schmid, MFO, Details for Noam D. Elkies, Oberwolfach Photo Collection
3. ^ Category:Pictures from Oberwolfach Photo Collection - Wikimedia Commons
4. ^ Noam D. Elkies Chess Pages Links
5. ^ dblp: Noam D. Elkies
6. ^ This article is based on a presentation given at the banquet in honor of Richard Stanley's 60th birthday, and is dedicated to Stanley on this occasion
7. ^ Mathieu group M12 from Wikipedia

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