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a [|microcomputer] chess program by Geoffrey Bulmer which participated at the European MCC 1981, the European MCC 1983 running on a modified Acorn Computer with a 6502 processor, and the WMCCC 1984 running on a Commodore 64, where it won the title of Amateur World Microcomputer Chess Champion by default. An improved version of Chessnut was also commercially released in 1981 by [|Acornsoft] as Atom Chess for the Acorn Atom.
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=Quotes= by Tony Harrington :

=Selected Games= WMCCC 1984, round 5: Intelligent Chess Software - Chessnut 3 code [Event "WMCCC 1984"] [Site "Glasgow, United Kingdom"] [Date "1984.09.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Intelligent Chess Software"] [Black "Chessnut 3"] [Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. d5 Ne5 5. Nf3 f6 6. Nxe5 fxe5 7. e4 Nf6 8. Bxc4 Bg4 9. f3 Bh5 10. Qb3 b6 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Bb5 O-O-O 13. Qxa7 Qxb5 14. Nxb5 Nxd5 15. Qa8+ Kd7 16. Qxd5+ Kc8 17. Qc6 Rd1+ 18. Kxd1 Kd8 19. Nxc7 Bf7 20. Kc2 Kc8 21. Na6+ Kd8 22. Rd1+ Bd5 23. Rxd5# 1-0 code WMCCC 1984, round 6: Chessnut 3 - Sargon 3 / Compaq code [Event "WMCCC 1984"] [Site "Glasgow, United Kingdom"] [Date "1984.09.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Chessnut 3"] [Black "Sargon 3"] [Result "0-1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 e5 6. Nfd2 Bc5 7. Na3 O-O 8. e4 Ng4 9. Qf3 Bxf2+ 10. Qxf2 Nxf2 11. Kxf2 Qb6+ 12. Kf3 Nd4+ 13. Kg3 Qf6 14. Nb5 Qf4+ 15. Kh3 d6+ 16. g4 Qxg4# 0-1 code

=See also=
 * Atom Chess
 * Food

=External Links=

Chess Program

 * [|Chessnut's ICGA Tournaments]

Misc

 * [|Acorn (oak nut) from Wikipedia]

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