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'''E6P''',<br/>
a chess program by [[Stephen B. Streater]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/EJ0kWupaWGoJ StrongARM speed of Streater program (was Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description)] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 20, 1996</ref>, which played the [[1st Computer Olympiad#Chess|1st Computer Olympiad 1989]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London], running on an [[ARM2]] processor of an [[Acorn Archimedes]] with a clock frequency of 8 MHz. It was a simple but pretty fast chess program, so named because it could reach 6 [[Ply|ply]] in a full width [[Search|search]]. As noticed by [[Mark Uniacke]], who also participated at the Olympiad with [[HIARCS]], [[Rebel]] operator [[Jan Louwman]] took a keen interest in this machine - with possible impact on Rebel's career <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2944 Re: Search or Evaluation?] by [[Mark Uniacke]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 14, 2007 » [[Knowledge#SearchVersusEvaluation|Knowledge | Search versus Evaluation]]</ref> <ref>[[Zsuzsa Horváth]] ('''1990'''). ''Report on the 2nd Computer Olympiad''. [[ICGA Journal#13_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3]] » [[2nd Computer Olympiad#Chess|2nd Computer Olympiad]]</ref>. According to [[Chris Whittington]], another Olympic contender with his [[Chess Player 2150]], E6P's author talked to the other programmers between rounds, and added one search heuristic after another during the tournament <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/t0aj-MuzsoMJ StrongARM speed of Streater program (was Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description)] by [[Chris Whittington]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 20, 1996</ref>. E6P gained 1½ due to a win versus [[Échec|Échec 1.5]] and a draw from the other British newcomer, [[Woodpusher]], and finished ahead of [[John Hamlen|John Hamlen's]] program.
=C_897d=
As reported by Stephen B. Streater in 1996 during the [[MChess]] [[MChess#killerbook|killer book]] discussion <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ZWQ5ZwvXx_s/gH6hyM2YbkMJ The MCHESS5 computer killer book...] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 14, 1996</ref>, his program, now dubbed '''C_897d''', was ported to a [[StrongARM]] processor, reaching 750,000 [[Nodes per Second|nodes per second]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ZWQ5ZwvXx_s/ehktIQAorUoJ Re: The MCHESS5 computer killer book...] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 16, 1996</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Knowledge#SearchVersusEvaluation|Knowledge | Search versus Evaluation]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ZWQ5ZwvXx_s/ehktIQAorUoJ Re: The MCHESS5 computer killer book...] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 16, 1996 » [[MChess]], [[Nodes per second]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/stEeGUyRbK4J Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 19, 1996 » [[MChess]], [[Nodes per second]], [[StrongARM]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/EJ0kWupaWGoJ StrongARM speed of Streater program (was Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description)] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 20, 1996
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=324 E6P's ICGA Tournaments]
=References=
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'''E6P''',<br/>
a chess program by [[Stephen B. Streater]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/EJ0kWupaWGoJ StrongARM speed of Streater program (was Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description)] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 20, 1996</ref>, which played the [[1st Computer Olympiad#Chess|1st Computer Olympiad 1989]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London], running on an [[ARM2]] processor of an [[Acorn Archimedes]] with a clock frequency of 8 MHz. It was a simple but pretty fast chess program, so named because it could reach 6 [[Ply|ply]] in a full width [[Search|search]]. As noticed by [[Mark Uniacke]], who also participated at the Olympiad with [[HIARCS]], [[Rebel]] operator [[Jan Louwman]] took a keen interest in this machine - with possible impact on Rebel's career <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2944 Re: Search or Evaluation?] by [[Mark Uniacke]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 14, 2007 » [[Knowledge#SearchVersusEvaluation|Knowledge | Search versus Evaluation]]</ref> <ref>[[Zsuzsa Horváth]] ('''1990'''). ''Report on the 2nd Computer Olympiad''. [[ICGA Journal#13_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3]] » [[2nd Computer Olympiad#Chess|2nd Computer Olympiad]]</ref>. According to [[Chris Whittington]], another Olympic contender with his [[Chess Player 2150]], E6P's author talked to the other programmers between rounds, and added one search heuristic after another during the tournament <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/t0aj-MuzsoMJ StrongARM speed of Streater program (was Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description)] by [[Chris Whittington]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 20, 1996</ref>. E6P gained 1½ due to a win versus [[Échec|Échec 1.5]] and a draw from the other British newcomer, [[Woodpusher]], and finished ahead of [[John Hamlen|John Hamlen's]] program.
=C_897d=
As reported by Stephen B. Streater in 1996 during the [[MChess]] [[MChess#killerbook|killer book]] discussion <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ZWQ5ZwvXx_s/gH6hyM2YbkMJ The MCHESS5 computer killer book...] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 14, 1996</ref>, his program, now dubbed '''C_897d''', was ported to a [[StrongARM]] processor, reaching 750,000 [[Nodes per Second|nodes per second]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ZWQ5ZwvXx_s/ehktIQAorUoJ Re: The MCHESS5 computer killer book...] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 16, 1996</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Knowledge#SearchVersusEvaluation|Knowledge | Search versus Evaluation]]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/ZWQ5ZwvXx_s/ehktIQAorUoJ Re: The MCHESS5 computer killer book...] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 16, 1996 » [[MChess]], [[Nodes per second]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/stEeGUyRbK4J Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 19, 1996 » [[MChess]], [[Nodes per second]], [[StrongARM]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/LN4AMZzpvJE/EJ0kWupaWGoJ StrongARM speed of Streater program (was Re: M-Chess Pro 6.0 program description)] by [[Stephen B. Streater]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 20, 1996
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=324 E6P's ICGA Tournaments]
=References=
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