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a chess program written by [[Lincoln Shannon]] <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1711384/ Chess Becomes Mechanized], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Daily_News Hays Daily News], October 31, 1976, pp. 12</ref> which played the [[ACM 1976]], running on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_316 Honeywell x16] 16-bit minicomputer <ref>[[David Levy]] ('''1977'''). ''1976 US Computer Chess Championship''. Computer Science Press, Woodland Hills, CA</ref>.
 
a chess program written by [[Lincoln Shannon]] <ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1711384/ Chess Becomes Mechanized], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Daily_News Hays Daily News], October 31, 1976, pp. 12</ref> which played the [[ACM 1976]], running on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_316 Honeywell x16] 16-bit minicomputer <ref>[[David Levy]] ('''1977'''). ''1976 US Computer Chess Championship''. Computer Science Press, Woodland Hills, CA</ref>.
  
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* [[Various Classifications#Astronomy|Astronomy]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 2 September 2018

Home * Engines * Chesstar

Chesstar,
a chess program written by Lincoln Shannon [1] which played the ACM 1976, running on a Honeywell x16 16-bit minicomputer [2].

Selected Games

ACM 1976, round 4, L'Excentrique - Chesstar [3] [4]

[Event "ACM 1976"]
[Site "Houston TX"]
[Date "1976.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "L'Excentrique"]
[Black "Chesstar"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.e4 a5 4.Qd5 h6 5.a4 Qe7 6.h4 Qb4+ 7.c3 Qb6 8.Bc4 Bc5 
9.Qxf7+ Kd8 10.Qxg7 d6 11.Qf8+ Kd7 12.e6# 1-0

References

  1. Chess Becomes Mechanized, Hays Daily News, October 31, 1976, pp. 12
  2. David Levy (1977). 1976 US Computer Chess Championship. Computer Science Press, Woodland Hills, CA
  3. Important games - The North American Championship hosted by Ed Schröder
  4. Houston, we have a problem from Wikipedia

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