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'''Leverett CP''',<br/>
an early chess program written by [[Bruce W. Leverett]] which participated at the [[ACM 1972]] <ref>[https://archive.triblive.com/news/pittsburgh-boasts-top-chess-players-who-are-hip-to-the-squares-2/ Pittsburgh boasts top chess players who are hip to the squares - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review] by Craig Smith, January 9, 2011</ref>, where it . It finished in a tie for last place, loosing from [[USC CP]] and [[Schach (US)|Schach]], and a draw drawing versus [[MSU CP]]. The [[Type B Strategy|Shannon Type B]] program apparently had some issues with choosing the subset of moves and suffered from [[Tactics|tactical]] blunders. Leverett used a [[PDP-10]] at the Harvard Computation Center for rounds 1 and 3 but was forced to use a local time-sharing service for round 2, which became heavily loeaded at 8 P.M. and caused his program to lose on time <ref>[[Monroe Newborn]] ('''1975'''). ''Computer Chess''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Press Academic Press]<br/>Chapter VII. The Third United States Computer Chess Championship, p. 98</ref>.
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