ACM 1971
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The ACM's Second North American Computer Chess Championship (NACCC) was held at the Chicago Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA, August 2 to 4, 1971. Professor Ben Mittman from the Northwestern University organized the event and acquired the services of David Levy, an International Master from Scotland, to serve as Tournament Director. In addition to organizing the tournament, Mittman also served as moderator for a panel discussion [2] . Taking part were the authors of the chess programs, Mittman, and Levy. Professor John McCarthy was in the audience and contributed to the discussion [3] .
Contents
Final Standing
| # | Program | CC | 1 | 2 | 3 | P | SOS | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chess 3.5 | US | 8w1 | 2b1 | 3b1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | Tech | US | 4w1 | 1w0 | 6b1 | 2 | 5½ | 3b1 |
| 3 | Genie | US | 7w1 | 6b1 | 1w0 | 2 | 5 | 2w0 |
| 4 | David | AT | 2b0 | 7w1 | 5b½ | 1½ | 4½ | |
| 5 | CCCP | US | 6w0 | 8b1 | 4w½ | 1½ | 2½ | |
| 6 | Coko III | US | 5b1 | 3w0 | 2w0 | 1 | 5½ | |
| 7 | Schach | US | 3b0 | 4b0 | 8w1 | 1 | 3½ | |
| 8 | Mr. Turk | US | 1b0 | 5w0 | 7b0 | 0 | 5½ |
Participants
| Program | CC | Team | Hardware | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCCP | US | Steven M. Bellovin, Aron Eisenpress, Andrew Koenig, Ben Yalow |
IBM 360/91 | PL/I |
| Chess 3.5 | US | Larry Atkin, Keith Gorlen, David Slate | CDC 6400 | Fortran IV, COMPASS |
| Coko III | US | Dennis Cooper, Ed Kozdrowicki | UNIVAC 1108 | Fortran |
| David | AT | Gerhard Wolf | UNIVAC 494 | |
| Genie | US | Herbert D. Raymond | XDS 940 | QSPL |
| Mr. Turk | US | Gary Boos, James Mundstock | CDC 6600 | Fortran |
| Schach | US | Rolf C. Smith, Franklin D. Ceruti | UNIVAC 418 | Fortran IV |
| Tech | US | Jim Gillogly | PDP-10 | BLISS |
Photos
Mittman at 2nd ACM North American Computer Chess Championship [6]
Tournament Director
See also
Publications
- Ben Mittman (1971). Computer Chess Programs (Panel). pdf from The Computer History Museum
- Woodrow W. Bledsoe (1971). Results of Second Annual Computer Chess Championship. ACM SIGART Bulletin, No. 30
- George R. R. Martin (1972). The Computer Was A Fish. Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1972
- Monroe Newborn (1975). Computer Chess. Academic Press, New York, N.Y. ISBN 0-125-17250-8.
- Chapter VI. The Second United States Computer Chess Championship
External Links
- ACM 1971 CSVN site
- North American Computer-Chess Championships, complete History of Tournament Results by Theo van der Storm
- ACM COMPUTER CHESS by Bill Wall
References
- ↑ Flickr: Chicago Hilton Hotel 720 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 922-4400, by Zol87 October 19, 2008, Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ Ben Mittman (1971). Computer Chess Programs (Panel). pdf from The Computer History Museum
- ↑ Monroe Newborn (1975). Computer Chess. Academic Press, New York, N.Y. Chapter VI. The Second United States Computer Chess Championship
- ↑ ACM 1971 CSVN site
- ↑ Monroe Newborn (1975). Computer Chess. Academic Press, New York, N.Y. Chapter VI. The Second United States Computer Chess Championship
- ↑ Mittman at 2nd ACM North American Computer Chess Championship in Chicago, Illinois by Monroe Newborn, hosted by The Computer History Museum
- ↑ Genie vs Schach by Monroe Newborn, hosted by The Computer History Museum
