Ikarus (chess)
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Ikarus is a computer chess program created by brothers Munjong and Muntsin Kolss.
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History
[edit]Development
[edit]Development began in 1997 and it competed in its first ICGA event in 1998 at the 9th World Computer Chess Championship, held in Paderborn, finishing in 26th place with 2 points from 7 games.[1] Three years later, in Maastricht, it performed better, finishing in eighth place with 4.5/9 and scoring 5/9 for sixth place in the World Computer Speed Chess Championship.[2][3]
Champion of the World
[edit]Ikarus won the World Computer Speed Chess Championship, held in Turin in May 2006.[4] It finished in ninth place at the World Championship main event.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "9th WCCC : 1999 Paderborn : World Computer Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "10th WCCC : 2002 Maastricht : World Computer Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "10th World Computer Chess Championship (Blitz) - Maastricht 2002 (ICGA Tournaments)". www.game-ai-forum.org. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "14th World Computer Chess Championship (Blitz) - Turin 2006 (ICGA Tournaments)". www.game-ai-forum.org. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ^ "14th WCCC : 2006 Turin : World Computer Chess Championship". www.mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
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