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Revision as of 17:53, 12 February 2019
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 [2] . 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 [3] . 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 [4] , the European MCC 1982 and European MCC 1983. In 1983, White Knight evolved to Bryant's mighty Colossus brand program, Colossus Chess [5] .
Contents
See also
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
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 Wikiepedia
- White knight Review Online E-Magazine
References
- ↑ Alex Bell (1983). Chess for three gives the White Knight a winning gambit. The Micro User Magazine, December 1983
- ↑ Tony Harrington (1983). University Challenge - Martin Bryant and White Knight. Personal Computer World, August 1983, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
- ↑ Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ Editor (1981). Chess Final '81. Personal Computer World, November 1981, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
- ↑ Colossus Chess from Wikipedia