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'''Rolf C. Smith''',<br/>
an American computer scientist and early chess programmer. Along with [[Franklin D. Ceruti]], Rolf C. Smith co-authored the chess program [[Schach (US)|Schach]], which competed at the first three [[ACM North American Computer Chess Championship|ACM North American Computer Chess Championships]], the [[ACM 1970]], [[ACM 1971]] and the [[ACM 1972]]. Already written in 1968 as part of the requirements for the degree of Master of Computer Science at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University Texas A&M University] under advisor [[Dan D. Drew]], its development continued by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_%28United_States_O-3%29 Captain] Franklin D. Ceruti and Captain Rolf C. Smith, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force U.S. Air Force], during the time of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War Vietnam War] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam South Vietnam] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand Thailand], as mentioned by Smith in the [[ACM 1971]] panel session <ref>[[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. ('''1971''') ''[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8 Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]''. [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>.
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=R.C. Smith=
Programmer R.C. Smith from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englishtown,_New_Jersey Englishtown, New Jersey], author of the [[RSCE-1|R. Smith's Chess Explorer 1]] (RSCE-1) written in [[Cobol]], submitted to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation USCF] for evaluation, and subject of an 1978 [[Computerworld]] article <ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=849&dat=19780417&id=h8lOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DEoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6180,1080528 Written in Cobol - Program Written as Chess Buff's Research Aid] by Brad Schultz, [[Computerworld]], April 17, 1978, Page 37</ref>, who had no knowledge what work had already be done in that field, is therefor likely not the same person. RSCE-1's purpose was not to play games, but position analysis, to find [[Checkmate|mates]], and to perform a move path enumeration of up to three [[Ply|plies]], later dubbed [[Perft]], with [[Perft Results|Perft(3) result]] of 8,902 from the [[Initial Position|initial position]] already mentioned <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41373 Perft(3) from 1978, with a twist!] by [[Steven Edwards]], [[CCC]], December 08, 2011</ref>.
=Programs=
* [[Schach (US)|Schach]]
=Publications=
* [[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. ('''1971''') ''[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8 Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]''. [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]
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'''Rolf C. Smith''',<br/>
an American computer scientist and early chess programmer. Along with [[Franklin D. Ceruti]], Rolf C. Smith co-authored the chess program [[Schach (US)|Schach]], which competed at the first three [[ACM North American Computer Chess Championship|ACM North American Computer Chess Championships]], the [[ACM 1970]], [[ACM 1971]] and the [[ACM 1972]]. Already written in 1968 as part of the requirements for the degree of Master of Computer Science at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University Texas A&M University] under advisor [[Dan D. Drew]], its development continued by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_%28United_States_O-3%29 Captain] Franklin D. Ceruti and Captain Rolf C. Smith, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force U.S. Air Force], during the time of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War Vietnam War] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam South Vietnam] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand Thailand], as mentioned by Smith in the [[ACM 1971]] panel session <ref>[[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. ('''1971''') ''[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8 Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]''. [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>.
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=R.C. Smith=
Programmer R.C. Smith from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englishtown,_New_Jersey Englishtown, New Jersey], author of the [[RSCE-1|R. Smith's Chess Explorer 1]] (RSCE-1) written in [[Cobol]], submitted to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation USCF] for evaluation, and subject of an 1978 [[Computerworld]] article <ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=849&dat=19780417&id=h8lOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DEoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6180,1080528 Written in Cobol - Program Written as Chess Buff's Research Aid] by Brad Schultz, [[Computerworld]], April 17, 1978, Page 37</ref>, who had no knowledge what work had already be done in that field, is therefor likely not the same person. RSCE-1's purpose was not to play games, but position analysis, to find [[Checkmate|mates]], and to perform a move path enumeration of up to three [[Ply|plies]], later dubbed [[Perft]], with [[Perft Results|Perft(3) result]] of 8,902 from the [[Initial Position|initial position]] already mentioned <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41373 Perft(3) from 1978, with a twist!] by [[Steven Edwards]], [[CCC]], December 08, 2011</ref>.
=Programs=
* [[Schach (US)|Schach]]
=Publications=
* [[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. ('''1971''') ''[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8 Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]''. [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]
=References=
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