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White Knight,
a series of computer chess programs by Martin Bryant written in the late 70s while he was student at the University of Manchester . White Knight was written in the Pascal programming language to run on CDC Cyber 72. In 1981, White Knight mk 8 was ported to 6502 Assembly developed on an Apple II, in October 1982 bought by BBC for the BBC Micro . Two versions of White Knight (mk 11 and 12) were released for this computer. White Knight played the European MCC 1981, already associated with Philidor Software , the European MCC 1982 and European MCC 1983. In 1983, White Knight evolved to Bryant's mighty Colossus brand program, Colossus Chess .

See also

• A Mathematical Mystery Tour Video
• Black Knight
• Colossus Chess

Publications

• Tony Harrington (1983). University Challenge - Martin Bryant and White Knight. Personal Computer World, August 1983, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
• Alex Bell (1983). Chess for three gives the White Knight a winning gambit. The Micro User Magazine, December 1983
• Martin Bryant (1984). Chess software for home computers. Computer & Video Games, January 1984, pdf hosted by Mike Watters

Forum Posts

• Okay, i know now: Colossus and BBC ACORN A: White Knight by Frank Phillips, CCC, May 06, 2002

External Links

Chess Program

• White Knight, Wayback Machine
• Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters

Misc

• White knight (business) from Wikipedia
• White Knight (Through the Looking-Glass) from Wikipedia
• Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook: King Arthur: Sir Galahad and the White Knight
• The White Knight (book) from Wikipedia
• White Knight (Fitzgibbon family) from Wikipedia
• Knight-errant from Wikipedia
• White knight Review Online E-Magazine

References

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