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=Photos & Games=
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[[Linda Scherzer|Linda]] and [[Tony Scherzer]], Bob Henry and [[David Kittinger]] at [[ACM 1984]], Bebe vs. [[NovagX|Novag X]] <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/pwatt Peggy Watt] ('''1984'''). ''Mainframes checkmate Micros''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfoWorld InfoWorld], November 5, 1984, pp. 18, [http://books.google.com/books?id=oC4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49&dq=InfoWorld,+November+5,+1984&client=firefox-a&cd=4#v=onepage&q=InfoWorld%2C%20November%205%2C%201984&f=false google books]</ref>
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=Achievements=
Bebe was one of the strongest chess entities in the 80s. At its first appearance, the [[WCCC 1980]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linz Linz], it finished best placed "Micro" <ref>[httphttps://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/1980/48a/mikros-noch-ohne-grossmeister-format,1191318/ Mikros noch ohne Großmeister-Format] November 28, 1980, [[Computerworld#Woche|Computerwoche]] 48/1980 (German)</ref> . Four draws in four rounds, playing programs like [[Chess (Program)|Chess 4.9]] and [[Nuchess]]. The following three [[World Computer Chess Championship|World Computer Chess Championships]] were even more successful. Bebe was first runner up at the [[WCCC 1983]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York], tied for first place at the [[WCCC 1986]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne Cologne], and finally was runner up again in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton Edmonton] at the [[WCCC 1989]]. As mentioned by [[Robert Hyatt]], Bebe "helped" [[Cray Blitz]] to win both the [[WCCC 1983]] and the [[WCCC 1986]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=201764 Re: Who is the better chess program author? (more)] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], December 13, 2001</ref> .
Bebe further played 13 consecutive [[ACM North American Computer Chess Championship|ACM North American Computer Chess Championships]], including the already mentioned WCCC in New York, from [[ACM 1980|1980]] until [[ACM 1993|1993]], again runner up in [[ACM 1981|1981]] (tied), [[ACM 1984|1984]] and [[ACM 1985|1985]].

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