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'''Shura-Bura's Program''',<br/>
an early Soviet chess program developed by a group of scientists at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steklov_Institute_of_Mathematics Steklov Institute of Mathematics] headed by [[Mikhail R. Shura-Bura]]. A brief description of the program was given in an interview with Shura-Bura on computer chess by V. Tomanov, published as part in the 8th Bulletin of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1961 Botvinnik Tal 1961 revenge-match] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship world chess championship] - entitled "The best move in 58 seconds", cited in [[Jaap van den Herik|Jaap van den Herik's]] Ph.D. thesis ''Computerschaak, Schaakwereld en Kunstmatige Intelligentie'' <ref>[[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1983'''). ''Computerschaak, Schaakwereld en Kunstmatige Intelligentie''. Ph.D. thesis, [[Delft University of Technology]]. Academic Service, The Hague. ISBN 90 62 33 093 2 (Dutch), 2.2.9. Sjoera-Boera - translation from Russian by J.P. Warris, Russian teacher at TH Delft</ref>. Further, two games of the program were published. Hardware was not mentioned, presumably Shura-Bura's Program ran on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strela_computer Strela] or [[M-20]] computer.
=Description=
The program is reported without any [[Search|search]] to select the best move with the help of a [[Evaluation|static evaluation function]], which had seven distinct components:
# [[Material]] (Pawn 1; Knight, Bishop 3.5; Rook 5; Queen 9.5; King 109)
# [[Mobility]]
# [[Static Exchange Evaluation]]
# [[Pawn Structure]]
# [[Center Control]]
# [[King Safety#Patterns|King Safety - Patterns]]
# [[King Safety#PawnShield|King Safety - Pawn Shield]]
=Publications=
* V. Tomanov ('''1961'''). ''The best move in 58 seconds''. in the 8th Bulletin of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1961 Botvinnik Tal 1961 revenge-match] (Russian)
* [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1983'''). ''Computerschaak, Schaakwereld en Kunstmatige Intelligentie''. Ph.D. thesis, [[Delft University of Technology]]. Academic Service, The Hague. ISBN 90 62 33 093 2 (Dutch), 2.2.9. Sjoera-Boera
=External Links=
* [http://www.schachcomputer.at/gesch6.htm Schachcomputer - Geschichte - 6] by [[Karsten Bauermeister]] (German)
* [http://www.dsk1931ev.de/Computerschach/computer.htm Computerschach - ein Überblick] von Mathias Grontzki (German)
=References=
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'''Shura-Bura's Program''',<br/>
an early Soviet chess program developed by a group of scientists at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steklov_Institute_of_Mathematics Steklov Institute of Mathematics] headed by [[Mikhail R. Shura-Bura]]. A brief description of the program was given in an interview with Shura-Bura on computer chess by V. Tomanov, published as part in the 8th Bulletin of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1961 Botvinnik Tal 1961 revenge-match] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship world chess championship] - entitled "The best move in 58 seconds", cited in [[Jaap van den Herik|Jaap van den Herik's]] Ph.D. thesis ''Computerschaak, Schaakwereld en Kunstmatige Intelligentie'' <ref>[[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1983'''). ''Computerschaak, Schaakwereld en Kunstmatige Intelligentie''. Ph.D. thesis, [[Delft University of Technology]]. Academic Service, The Hague. ISBN 90 62 33 093 2 (Dutch), 2.2.9. Sjoera-Boera - translation from Russian by J.P. Warris, Russian teacher at TH Delft</ref>. Further, two games of the program were published. Hardware was not mentioned, presumably Shura-Bura's Program ran on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strela_computer Strela] or [[M-20]] computer.
=Description=
The program is reported without any [[Search|search]] to select the best move with the help of a [[Evaluation|static evaluation function]], which had seven distinct components:
# [[Material]] (Pawn 1; Knight, Bishop 3.5; Rook 5; Queen 9.5; King 109)
# [[Mobility]]
# [[Static Exchange Evaluation]]
# [[Pawn Structure]]
# [[Center Control]]
# [[King Safety#Patterns|King Safety - Patterns]]
# [[King Safety#PawnShield|King Safety - Pawn Shield]]
=Publications=
* V. Tomanov ('''1961'''). ''The best move in 58 seconds''. in the 8th Bulletin of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1961 Botvinnik Tal 1961 revenge-match] (Russian)
* [[Jaap van den Herik]] ('''1983'''). ''Computerschaak, Schaakwereld en Kunstmatige Intelligentie''. Ph.D. thesis, [[Delft University of Technology]]. Academic Service, The Hague. ISBN 90 62 33 093 2 (Dutch), 2.2.9. Sjoera-Boera
=External Links=
* [http://www.schachcomputer.at/gesch6.htm Schachcomputer - Geschichte - 6] by [[Karsten Bauermeister]] (German)
* [http://www.dsk1931ev.de/Computerschach/computer.htm Computerschach - ein Überblick] von Mathias Grontzki (German)
=References=
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