Author: Will Singleton
Date: 16:48:35 01/03/99
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On January 03, 1999 at 19:04:17, James Robertson wrote: >On January 03, 1999 at 11:29:34, Will Singleton wrote: >>Trivia Contest >> >>Which program won the First World Computer Chess Championship? First correct >>answer posted here gets the prize. Extra credit for its programmers¹ term >>for "null move." > >I guess "Kaissa"? I have no clue what "null move" is in Russian. :) > >James > >> >>The prize is another copy of the 1982 work "The Soul of a New Machine," by >>Tracy Kidder. >> >> Yes, you got it. Congratulations! Chess 4.0 was the favorite in a strong field (this is before the great Chess 4.5), and Kaissa and Chess 4.0 didn't play each other in the tournament. Afterwards, they played an exhibition, which ended in a draw. Your copy of the book will be on its way soon via Amazon. Hope you enjoy it! Will ps, they discussed a so-called "blank move", which they said was a nontrivial enhancement.
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