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[[FILE:Acorn diagram.jpg|border|right|thumb| Diagram of the anatomy of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn acorn].<br/>A.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calybium_and_cupule Cupule] B.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericarp Pericarp] (fruit wall) C.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed#Seed_coat Seed coat] (testa) D.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotyledon Cotyledons] E.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumule Plumule] F.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radicle Radicle] G.) Remains of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynoecium style]. Together D., E., and F. make up the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo embryo], <ref>Acorn Diagram, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acorn_diagram.jpg Image] by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KDS4444 KDS4444], July 13, 2012, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons]</ref> ]]
'''Chessnut''',<br/>
a microcomputer chess program by [[Geoffrey Bulmer]] which participated at the [[European MCC 1981]],
the [[European MCC 1983]] running on a modified [[Acorn Atom|Acorn Computer]] with a [[6502]] processor <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Chess Tournament - 4th European Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html December 1983]</ref>,
and the [[WMCCC 1984]] running on a [[Commodore 64]], where it won the title of Amateur World Microcomputer Chess Champion by default <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/tournament.php?id=64 4th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Glasgow 1984 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>.
An improved version of Chessnut was also commercially released in 1981 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acornsoft Acornsoft] as [[Atom Chess]] for the [[Acorn Atom]].
=Quotes=
by [[Tony Harrington]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1984'''). ''Look back in dismay - Report of WMCCC 1984''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1984.html December 1984]</ref>:
There was the solitary amateur entry, [[Geoffrey Bulmer|Geoff Bulmer's]] '[[Chessnut]]', a plucky little program running on a [[Commodore 64]] and guaranteed of the best amateur trophy even of it didn't won a game (it didn't).
=Selected Games=
==Intelligent Chess Software==
[[WMCCC 1984]], round 5: [[Intelligent Chess Software]] - [[Chessnut|Chessnut 3]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=64&round=5&id=1 Glasgow 1984 - Chess - Round 5 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1984"]
[Site "Glasgow, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1984.09.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Intelligent Chess Software"]
[Black "Chessnut 3"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.d5 Ne5 5.Nf3 f6 6.Nxe5 fxe5 7.e4 Nf6 8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.f3 Bh5
10.Qb3 b6 11.Qa4+ Qd7 12.Bb5 O-O-O 13.Qxa7 Qxb5 14.Nxb5 Nxd5 15.Qa8+ Kd7 16.Qxd5+ Kc8
17.Qc6 Rd1+ 18.Kxd1 Kd8 19.Nxc7 Bf7 20.Kc2 Kc8 21.Na6+ Kd8 22.Rd1+ Bd5 23.Rxd5# 1-0
</pre>
==Sargon 3==
[[WMCCC 1984]], round 6: [[Chessnut|Chessnut 3]] - [[Sargon|Sargon 3 / Compaq]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=64&round=6&id=1 Glasgow 1984 - Chess - Round 6 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1984"]
[Site "Glasgow, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1984.09.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chessnut 3"]
[Black "Sargon 3"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd3 e5 6.Nfd2 Bc5 7.Na3 O-O 8.e4 Ng4 9.Qf3 Bxf2+
10.Qxf2 Nxf2 11.Kxf2 Qb6+ 12.Kf3 Nd4+ 13.Kg3 Qf6 14.Nb5 Qf4+ 15.Kh3 d6+ 16.g4 Qxg4# 0-1
</pre>
=See also=
* [[Atom Chess]]
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=490 Chessnut's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit) Nut (fruit) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn Acorn (oak nut) from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Acorn Atom]]
[[Category:C64]]
[[Category:6502]]
[[Category:Quotes]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Plant]]
[[FILE:Acorn diagram.jpg|border|right|thumb| Diagram of the anatomy of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn acorn].<br/>A.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calybium_and_cupule Cupule] B.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericarp Pericarp] (fruit wall) C.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed#Seed_coat Seed coat] (testa) D.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotyledon Cotyledons] E.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumule Plumule] F.) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radicle Radicle] G.) Remains of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynoecium style]. Together D., E., and F. make up the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo embryo], <ref>Acorn Diagram, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acorn_diagram.jpg Image] by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KDS4444 KDS4444], July 13, 2012, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons]</ref> ]]
'''Chessnut''',<br/>
a microcomputer chess program by [[Geoffrey Bulmer]] which participated at the [[European MCC 1981]],
the [[European MCC 1983]] running on a modified [[Acorn Atom|Acorn Computer]] with a [[6502]] processor <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Chess Tournament - 4th European Microcomputer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html December 1983]</ref>,
and the [[WMCCC 1984]] running on a [[Commodore 64]], where it won the title of Amateur World Microcomputer Chess Champion by default <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/tournament.php?id=64 4th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Glasgow 1984 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>.
An improved version of Chessnut was also commercially released in 1981 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acornsoft Acornsoft] as [[Atom Chess]] for the [[Acorn Atom]].
=Quotes=
by [[Tony Harrington]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1984'''). ''Look back in dismay - Report of WMCCC 1984''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1984.html December 1984]</ref>:
There was the solitary amateur entry, [[Geoffrey Bulmer|Geoff Bulmer's]] '[[Chessnut]]', a plucky little program running on a [[Commodore 64]] and guaranteed of the best amateur trophy even of it didn't won a game (it didn't).
=Selected Games=
==Intelligent Chess Software==
[[WMCCC 1984]], round 5: [[Intelligent Chess Software]] - [[Chessnut|Chessnut 3]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=64&round=5&id=1 Glasgow 1984 - Chess - Round 5 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1984"]
[Site "Glasgow, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1984.09.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Intelligent Chess Software"]
[Black "Chessnut 3"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.d5 Ne5 5.Nf3 f6 6.Nxe5 fxe5 7.e4 Nf6 8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.f3 Bh5
10.Qb3 b6 11.Qa4+ Qd7 12.Bb5 O-O-O 13.Qxa7 Qxb5 14.Nxb5 Nxd5 15.Qa8+ Kd7 16.Qxd5+ Kc8
17.Qc6 Rd1+ 18.Kxd1 Kd8 19.Nxc7 Bf7 20.Kc2 Kc8 21.Na6+ Kd8 22.Rd1+ Bd5 23.Rxd5# 1-0
</pre>
==Sargon 3==
[[WMCCC 1984]], round 6: [[Chessnut|Chessnut 3]] - [[Sargon|Sargon 3 / Compaq]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=64&round=6&id=1 Glasgow 1984 - Chess - Round 6 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WMCCC 1984"]
[Site "Glasgow, United Kingdom"]
[Date "1984.09.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Chessnut 3"]
[Black "Sargon 3"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd3 e5 6.Nfd2 Bc5 7.Na3 O-O 8.e4 Ng4 9.Qf3 Bxf2+
10.Qxf2 Nxf2 11.Kxf2 Qb6+ 12.Kf3 Nd4+ 13.Kg3 Qf6 14.Nb5 Qf4+ 15.Kh3 d6+ 16.g4 Qxg4# 0-1
</pre>
=See also=
* [[Atom Chess]]
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=490 Chessnut's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit) Nut (fruit) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn Acorn (oak nut) from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Acorn Atom]]
[[Category:C64]]
[[Category:6502]]
[[Category:Quotes]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Plant]]
