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Kevin O’Connell [1]
Kevin John O’Connell,
an Irish chess player, a FIDE Master, an international arbiter and a FIDE senior trainer [2], chess consultant [3], columnist and writer, author of various chess books [4] and newspaper columns and a computer chess business person. In 1979, along with his business partner David Levy founder of Philidor Software and in 1981 of Intelligent Software [5] [6], developing and trading dedicated chess computers [7], chess software for home computers, as well as chess display systems [8].
Programs
O’Connell is mentioned as co-author [9] of following chess programs and computers, competing at ICCA-tournaments:
Publications
- Kevin O’Connell (1980). World Microcomputer Chess Championship. Personal Computer World, November 1980 » WMCCC 1980
- Kevin O’Connell (1980). More Championships. Personal Computer World, December 1980 » WCCC 1980
- Kevin O’Connell (1980). London's World Micro Chess Champions. Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 79 » WMCCC 1980
- Kevin O’Connell (1981). Belle, Beller, Bellest. Personal Computer World, July 1981 » Belle
- David Levy, Kevin O’Connell (1981). A New World Champion. Chess, October/November 1981 » WMCCC 1981
- David Levy, Kevin O’Connell (1981). The Best Chess Computer Yet? Chess, July 1981 » Philidor [11]
- Tony Harrington (1983). Intelligent Software. Personal Computer World, April 1983, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
External Links
- Kevin O'Connell (chess player) from Wikipedia
- Kevin O’Connell from The Irish Chess Union
- The chess games of Kevin J O'Connell from chessgames.com
- Kevin O'Connel's ICGA Tournaments
- Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
References
- ↑ Kevin O’Connell at the 34th Chess Olympiad, 2000, from Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ The chess games of Kevin J O'Connell from chessgames.com
- ↑ Kevin O’Connell from The Irish Chess Union
- ↑ Books by Kevin O’Connell from amazon.com
- ↑ David Levy interview from schach-computer wiki
- ↑ Tony Harrington (1983). Intelligent Software. Personal Computer World, April 1983, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
- ↑ SciSys Chess Computers 1979-1986 from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ SciSys Intelligent Chess from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ Kevin O'Connel's ICGA Tournaments
- ↑ Publication Archive from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ The Best Chess Computer Yet? part 1, part 2, part 3 by Chewbanta
