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Alexander Brudno

Also known as Alexander L'vovich Brudno, Alexander Lwowitsch Brudno, Aleksandr L'vovich Brudno, Alexander Lvovich Brudno, Alex Brudno, Александр Львович Брудно

Alexander Brudno was a Soviet mathematician and computer scientist whose work formalized alpha-beta search, a method used in computer chess. He graduated from Moscow State University in 1941, earned research degrees in 1949 and 1953, and joined Isaak Bruk's laboratory to program the M-2 computer in 1954. With Alexander Kronrod, he organized a seminar on system programming, games, and artificial intelligence in 1959; he published a detailed description of alpha-beta search in 1963, and the team he led created Kaissa, which became the world computer chess champion in 1974. At Moscow's 130th school, he began programming classes in 1972 and initiated regular student Olympiads; he co-authored the 1990 book Moscow Programming Olympiads with Lev Kaplan. He left INEUM for Israel in 1990, lived there from 1991, and died in 2009.

Works
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Citations
47
h-index
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Timeline

  1. 1941–1953

    Mathematical training

    He is a Soviet mathematician and computer scientist. He graduates from Moscow State University's mechanics and mathematics faculty in 1941, earns a Candidate of Sciences degree in 1949, and defends a Doctor of Sciences dissertation in 1953.

  2. 1954–1958

    Programming the M-2

    He joins Isaak Bruk's laboratory at the Moscow Energy Institute in 1954 and writes a program for Bruk's M-2 computer. The laboratory becomes INEUM in 1958.

  3. 1959–1974

    A seminar, alpha-beta and Kaissa

    With Alexander Kronrod, he organizes a seminar on system programming, games, and artificial intelligence in 1959. He publishes a detailed description and proof of correctness for alpha-beta search in 1963, a method used in computer chess. The team he leads creates Kaissa, which becomes the world computer chess champion in 1974.

  4. 1972

    Teaching programming in Moscow

    He begins teaching programming to eighth graders in 1972. He initiates regular programming Olympiads for schoolchildren, which grow into citywide contests.

  5. 1990

    A programming Olympiad book

    With Lev Kaplan, he publishes the revised and expanded second edition of Moscow Programming Olympiads in 1990.

  6. 1990–2009

    Moving to Israel

    He leaves INEUM for Israel in 1990, lives there from 1991, and dies in 2009.

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Career

  1. From 1972School No. 130, MoscowProgramming teacher
  2. From 1958INEUM
  3. 1954–1958Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Education

  1. 1941Lomonosov Moscow State University

From the biography.

Most-cited works

  1. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TRAJECTORIES OF A DYNAMICAL SYSTEM1978 · Russian Mathematical Surveys · 46 citations
  2. 18 papers on algebra1963 · American Mathematical Society eBooks · 0 citations
  3. A System of Instructions for a Three-Address Computer Without an Address Register1964 · Soviet physics. Doklady · 0 citations
  4. DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND ALGORITHMIC THEORY1982 · De Gruyter eBooks · 0 citations
  5. Eighteen Papers on Algebra1963 · Translations - American Mathematical Society/Translations · 0 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Lomonosov Moscow State University. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
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Sources and credits

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  1. Alexander Lwowitsch Brudno de.wikipedia.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Aleksandr Brudno - The Mathematics Genealogy Project mathgenealogy.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Alexander Brudno en.wikipedia.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Brudno in Moscow | Mastering the Game | Computer History Museum computerhistory.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Brudno, Alexander Lvovich clever-geek.imtqy.com. Checked 18 October 2026.