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The program was designed to recognize typical [[Middlegame|middlegame]] [[Combination|combinations]], extended by a [[Opening Book|database]] of classical [[Opening|openings]].
Samiel played the [[First GI Computer Chess Tournament]] 1975, where it ran on a [[IBM 370|IBM370/168]] <ref>[https://www.computerwoche.de/a/computer-logik-im-koeniglichen-spiel,1205123 Erstes Computer-Schachturnier der Gesellschaft für Informatik] October 17, 1975, [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 42/1975 (German)</ref>.
Samiel was further subject of Klein's articles and 1976 Ph.D. thesis under [[Gerd Veenker]] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bonn University of Bonn],
where the classical method of [[Evaluation|evaluation functions]] in heuristic selection problems were described, and the effects in concrete played games due to the special [[Search|search]] strategies of the chess model '''Samiel''' <ref>[[Eberhard Klein]] ('''1976'''). ''[https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/tema-archive%3ATEMAE77110357131/Heuristische-Auswahlmethoden-und-Lernansaetze-bei/ Heuristische Auswahlmethoden und Lernansätze bei Computerspielen]''. Ph.D. thesis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bonn University of Bonn], advisor [[Gerd Veenker]] (German)</ref>.
=Selected Publications=
* [[Eberhard Klein]] ('''1974'''). ''[https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/TIBKAT%3A220813817/Heuristische-Auswahlmethoden-im-Computerschach/ Heuristische Auswahlmethoden im Computerschach]''. Informatik Berichte, Vol. 1, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bonn University of Bonn] (German)
* [[Eberhard Klein]] ('''1976'''). ''[https://www.tib.eu/en/search/id/tema-archive%3ATEMAE77110357131/Heuristische-Auswahlmethoden-und-Lernansaetze-bei/ Heuristische Auswahlmethoden und Lernansätze bei Computerspielen]''. Ph.D. thesis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bonn University of Bonn], advisor [[Gerd Veenker]] (German)
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