Kevin O’Connell

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Kevin John O’Connell, an Irish chess player, chess consultant, columnist and writer, author of various chess books 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, developing and trading dedicated chess computers   , chess software for home computers, as well as chess display systems.

=Programs= O’Connell is mentioned as co-author of following chess programs and computers, competing at ICCA-tournaments:
 * Philidor
 * Cyrus 68K
 * SciSys X

=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 and Kevin O’Connell (1981). A New World Champion. Chess, October/November 1981 » WMCCC 1981
 * David Levy and Kevin O’Connell (1981). The Best Chess Computer Yet? Chess, July 1981 » Philidor
 * Tony Harrington (1983). Intelligent Software. Personal Computer World, April 1983, pdf hosted by Mike Watters

=External Links=
 * Kevin O'Connel's ICGA Tournaments
 * Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
 * The History of 8bit Gaming in the UK - Popular Computing Weekly 11-17 Aug 1983
 * Chess & The Library of Kevin O’Connell (pdf) from Phillips Auctions

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