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		Kevin O’Connell, an Irish chess player, chess consultant [1] , columnist and writer, author of various chess books [2] and newspaper columns and a computer chess business person. In 1979, along with his business partner David Levy founder of Philidor Software and in 1981 of Intelligent Software [3] [4], developing and trading dedicated chess computers [5], chess software for home computers, as well as chess display systems [6].
Kevin O’Connell [7]

Photos

Mark Taylor, Kevin O’Connell and David Levy with Cyrus 68K, WCCC 1986 [8]

Programs

O’Connell is mentioned as co-author ^[9] of following chess programs and computers, competing at ICCA-tournaments:

• Philidor
• Cyrus 68K
• SciSys X

Publications

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• Kevin O’Connell (1980). World Microcomputer Chess Championship. Personal Computer World, November 1980 » WMCCC 1980
• Kevin O’Connell (1980). More Championships. Personal Computer World, December 1980 » WCCC 1980
• Kevin O’Connell (1980). London's World Micro Chess Champions. Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 79 » WMCCC 1980
• Kevin O’Connell (1981). Belle, Beller, Bellest. Personal Computer World, July 1981 » Belle
• David Levy and Kevin O’Connell (1981). A New World Champion. Chess, October/November 1981 » WMCCC 1981
• David Levy and Kevin O’Connell (1981). The Best Chess Computer Yet? Chess, July 1981 » Philidor ^[11]
• Tony Harrington (1983). Intelligent Software. Personal Computer World, April 1983, pdf hosted by Mike Watters

External Links

• Kevin O'Connel's ICGA Tournaments
• Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
• The History of 8bit Gaming in the UK - Popular Computing Weekly 11-17 Aug 1983
• Chess & The Library of Kevin O’Connell (pdf) from Phillips Auctions

References

1. ^ Kevin O’Connell from The Irish Chess Union
2. ^ Books by Kevin O’Connell from amazon.com
3. ^ David Levy interview from schach-computer wiki
4. ^ Tony Harrington (1983). Intelligent Software. Personal Computer World, April 1983, pdf hosted by Mike Watters
5. ^ SciSys Chess Computers 1979-1986 from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
6. ^ SciSys Intelligent Chess from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
7. ^ Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
8. ^ Chess Computers - The UK Story from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
9. ^ Kevin O'Connel's ICGA Tournaments
10. ^ Publication Archive from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
11. ^ The Best Chess Computer Yet? part 1, part 2, part 3 by Chewbanta

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