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The ACM's Second North American Computer Chess Championship (NACCC) was held at the Chicago Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA, August 2 to 4, 1971. Professor Ben Mittman from the Northwestern University organized the event and acquired the services of David Levy, an International Master from Scotland, to serve as Tournament Director. In addition to organizing the tournament, Mittman also served as moderator for a panel discussion. Taking part were the authors of the chess programs, Mittman, and Levy. Professor John McCarthy was in the audience and contributed to the discussion.

=Final Standing=
 * CC Country Codes
 * SOS: Sum of Opponent Scores

=Participants=
 * CC Country Codes

=Photos= Mittman at 2nd ACM North American Computer Chess Championship

Genie vs Schach

=Tournament Director=
 * David Levy

=See also=
 * Coko - Mate in One?

=Publications=
 * Ben Mittman (1971). Computer Chess Programs (Panel). pdf from The Computer History Museum
 * Woodrow W. Bledsoe (1971). Results of Second Annual Computer Chess Championship. ACM SIGART Bulletin, No. 30
 * George R. R. Martin (1972). The Computer Was A Fish. Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1972
 * Monroe Newborn (1975). Computer Chess. Academic Press, New York, N.Y. ISBN 0-125-17250-8.
 * Chapter VI. The Second United States Computer Chess Championship

=External Links=
 * ACM 1971 CSVN site

=References= Up one level