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Computer Chess Timeline, Tournaments, Conferences, and some milestones in Computer Chess and Chess Programming as well as associated programs and people, dynamic list by year date tags, either date of occurrence or first publication date.

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20th Century

1910s

1912

• 1. El Ajedrecista
  2. Ernst Zermelo
  3. Leonardo Torres y Quevedo
  4. Minimax

1920s

1928

• 1. John von Neumann
  2. Minimax

1940s

1945

• 1. Konrad Zuse

1948

• 1. Alan Turing
  2. Donald Michie
  3. Evaluation
  4. Machiavelli
  5. Minimax
  6. Norbert Wiener
  7. Shaun Wylie
  8. Turochamp

1949

• 1. Claude Shannon
  2. Evaluation
  3. Minimax
  4. Tihamér Nemes

1950s

1951

• 1. Dietrich Prinz
  2. Mate-in-two

1955

• 1. Alpha-Beta
  2. Artificial Intelligence
  3. John McCarthy
  4. Nathaniel Rochester

1956

• 1. MANIAC I

1957

• 1. Alex Bernstein
  2. The Bernstein Chess Program

1958

• 1. Allen Newell
  2. Alpha-Beta
  3. Cliff Shaw
  4. Herbert Simon
  5. NSS

1959

• 1. Alpha-Beta
  2. Arthur Samuel

1960s

1960

1961

• 1. John Maynard Smith
  2. SOMA

1962

• 1. Kotok-McCarthy-Program

1963

• 1. Alexander Brudno
  2. Alpha-Beta
  3. ITEP Chess Program

1964

1965

1966

• 1. Stanford-ITEP Match

1967

• 1. Mac Hack
  2. Richard Greenblatt
  3. Stanford-ITEP Match

1968

• 1. Chess (Program)
  2. David Levy
  3. Huberman
  4. Levy versus Chess 1978

1969

1970s

1970

• 1. ACM 1970
  2. Kaissa
  3. Tech

1971

• 1. ACM 1971

1972

• 1. ACM 1972

1973

• 1. ACM 1973
  2. Chess (Program)

1974

• 1. ACM 1974
  2. WCCC 1974

1975

• 1. ACM 1975
  2. Advances in Computer Chess 1
  3. Alpha-Beta
  4. Donald Knuth
  5. First GI Computer Chess Tournament

1976

• 1. ACM 1976
  2. Chess Challenger
  3. ECCC 1976
  4. MicroChess

1977

• 1. ACM 1977
  2. B*
  3. ICCA
  4. ICGA
  5. Razoring
  6. WCCC 1977

1978

• 1. ACM 1978
  2. Advances in Computer Chess 2
  3. David Levy
  4. Jerusalem CC Tournament 1978
  5. Levy versus Chess 1978
  6. MCCT 1978
  7. PCW-MCC 1978
  8. Perft

1979

• 1. ACM 1979
  2. ECCC 1979
  3. PCW-MCC 1979
  4. SSS* and Dual*
  5. Stockholm MCCT 1979
  6. The Penrod Memorial Microchess Tournament

1980s

1980

• 1. ACM 1980
  2. CSVN
  3. MCC 1980
  4. Scout
  5. Stockholm MCCT 1980
  6. WCCC 1980
  7. WMCCC 1980

1981

• 1. ACM 1981
  2. Advances in Computer Chess 3
  3. CPWTIPC 1981
  4. DOCCC 1981
  5. European MCC 1981
  6. IBM PC
  7. Principal Variation Search
  8. Stockholm MCCT 1981
  9. WMCCC 1981

1982

• 1. ACM 1982
  2. DOCCC 1982
  3. European MCC 1982

1983

• 1. ACM 1983
  2. DOCCC 1983
  3. European MCC 1983
  4. NegaScout
  5. WCCC 1983
  6. WMCCC 1983

1984

• 1. ACM 1984
  2. Advances in Computer Chess 4
  3. Canadian Computer Chess Invitational Championship 1984
  4. DOCCC 1984
  5. International Computer Chess Tournament 1984
  6. SSDF
  7. WMCCC 1984

1985

• 1. ACM 1985
  2. DOCCC 1985
  3. Kasparov simul vs 32 micro Hamburg 1985
  4. USOCCC 1985
  5. WMCCC 1985

1986

• 1. ACM 1986
  2. Aegon 1986
  3. DOCCC 1986
  4. USOCCC 1986
  5. WCCC 1986
  6. WMCCC 1986

1987

• 1. ACM 1987
  2. Advances in Computer Chess 5
  3. Aegon 1987
  4. DOCCC 1987
  5. USOCCC 1987
  6. WMCCC 1987

1988

• 1. ACM 1988
  2. Aegon 1988
  3. DOCCC 1988
  4. First Soviet Computer-Chess Championship 1988
  5. USOCCC 1988
  6. WMCCC 1988

1989

• 1. 1st Computer Olympiad
  2. ACM 1989
  3. Aegon 1989
  4. DOCCC 1989
  5. First International Chess-Computer Tournament in the USSR 1989
  6. Harvard Cup 1989
  7. Kasparov versus Deep Thought 1989
  8. Levy versus Deep Thought 1989
  9. Netherlands-vs-Computers-1989
  10. WCCC 1989
  11. WMCCC 1989

1990s

1990

• 1. 2nd Computer Olympiad
  2. ACM 1990
  3. Advances in Computer Chess 6
  4. Aegon 1990
  5. DOCCC 1990
  6. WMCCC 1990

1991

• 1. 3rd Computer Olympiad
  2. ACM 1991
  3. Aegon 1991
  4. DOCCC 1991
  5. Harvard Cup 1991
  6. IPCCC 1991
  7. WMCCC 1991

1992

• 1. 4th Computer Olympiad
  2. Aegon 1992
  3. DOCCC 1992
  4. Harvard Cup 1992
  5. IPCCC 1992
  6. UPCCC 1992
  7. WCCC 1992

1993

• 1. ACM 1993
  2. Advances in Computer Chess 7
  3. Aegon 1993
  4. DOCCC 1993
  5. Harvard Cup 1993
  6. IPCCC 1993
  7. Null Move Pruning
  8. SCCC 1993
  9. UPCCC 1993
  10. WMCCC 1993

1994

• 1. ACM 1994
  2. Aegon 1994
  3. DOCCC 1994
  4. Harvard Cup 1994
  5. IPCCC 1994
  6. Jamboree
  7. SCCC 1994
  8. UPCCC 1994

1995

• 1. ABDADA
  2. Aegon 1995
  3. DOCCC 1995
  4. FCCC 1995
  5. Harvard Cup 1995
  6. IPCCC 1995
  7. MTD(f)
  8. Rotated Bitboards
  9. WCCC 1995
  10. WMCCC 1995

1996

• 1. Advances in Computer Chess 8
  2. Aegon 1996
  3. DOCCC 1996
  4. FCCC 1996
  5. Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1996
  6. SCCC 1996
  7. WMCCC 1996

1997

• 1. Aegon 1997
  2. DOCCC 1997
  3. FCCC 1997
  4. IPCCC 1997
  5. Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997
  6. WMCCC 1997

1998

• 1. CG 1998
  2. DOCCC 1998
  3. FCCC 1998
  4. IPCCC 1998
  5. SCCC 1998

1999

• 1. Advances in Computer Games 9
  2. DOCCC 1999
  3. FCCC 1999
  4. G 6
  5. IPCCC 1999
  6. NC3 1999
  7. SCCC 1999
  8. WCCC 1999
  9. WMCCC 1999

2000s

2000

• 1. 5th Computer Olympiad
  2. CCT1
  3. CCT2
  4. CG 2000
  5. DOCCC 2000
  6. FCCC 2000
  7. IPCCC 2000
  8. NC3 2000
  9. WMCCC 2000

21st Century

2000s

2001

• 1. 6th Computer Olympiad
  2. BELCT 2001
  3. CCT3
  4. CIPS 2001
  5. DOCCC 2001
  6. ICT 2001
  7. IPCCC 2001
  8. MASPV 2001
  9. Massy 2001
  10. NC3 2001
  11. WMCCC 2001

2002

• 1. 7th Computer Olympiad
  2. CCT4
  3. CG 2002
  4. CIPS 2002
  5. DOCCC 2002
  6. FCCC 2002
  7. ICGA
  8. ICT 2002
  9. IPCCC 2002
  10. Kramnik versus Deep Fritz 2002
  11. MASPV 2002
  12. Massy 2002
  13. PCCC 2002
  14. WCCC 2002

2003

• 1. 8th Computer Olympiad
  2. Advances in Computer Games 10
  3. Bareev versus Hiarcs 2003
  4. CCT5
  5. CIPS 2003
  6. DOCCC 2003
  7. FCCC 2003
  8. ICT 2003
  9. IPCCC 2003
  10. Kasparov versus Deep Junior 2003
  11. Kasparov versus X3D Fritz 2003
  12. MASPV 2003
  13. Massy 2003
  14. NC3 2003
  15. PCCC 2003
  16. WCCC 2003

2004

• 1. 9th Computer Olympiad
  2. CCT6
  3. CG 2004
  4. CIPS 2004
  5. DOCCC 2004
  6. FCCC 2004
  7. ICT 2004
  8. IPCCC 2004
  9. Man vs Machine Team Championship
  10. MASPV 2004
  11. Massy 2004
  12. NC3 2004
  13. PCCC 2004
  14. WCCC 2004

2005

• 1. 10th Computer Olympiad
  2. Advances in Computer Games 11
  3. CCC 2005
  4. CCT7
  5. Chess960CWC 2005
  6. CIPS 2005
  7. DOCCC 2005
  8. ICT 2005
  9. IPCCC 2005
  10. IPCCC 2005 b
  11. Man vs Machine Team Championship
  12. Massy 2005
  13. NC3 2005
  14. PCCC 2005
  15. WCCC 2005

2006

• 1. 11th Computer Olympiad
  2. ACCA 2006
  3. CCT8
  4. CG 2006
  5. Chess960CWC 2006
  6. CIPS 2006
  7. DOCCC 2006
  8. ICT 2006
  9. IPCCC 2006
  10. Kramnik versus Deep Fritz 2006
  11. Magic Bitboards
  12. Massy 2006
  13. NC3 2006
  14. PCCC 2006
  15. WCCC 2006

2007

• 1. 12th Computer Olympiad
  2. ACCA 2007
  3. CCC 2007
  4. CCT9
  5. CGW 2007
  6. Chess960CWC 2007
  7. CIPS 2007
  8. Deep Fritz versus Deep Junior 2007
  9. DOCCC 2007
  10. ICT 2007
  11. IOPCCC 2007
  12. IPCCC 2007
  13. MASPV 2007
  14. WCCC 2007
  15. WCRCC 2007
  16. Zappa versus Rybka 2007

2008

• 1. 13th Computer Olympiad
  2. ACCA 2008
  3. CCC 2008
  4. CCCCISC 2008
  5. CCT10
  6. CG 2008
  7. Chess960CWC 2008
  8. CPT 2008
  9. DOCCC 2008
  10. ICT 2008
  11. IOPCCC 2008
  12. IPCCC 2008
  13. MASPV 2008
  14. WCCC 2008
  15. WCRCC 2008

2009

• 1. 14th Computer Olympiad
  2. ACCA 2009
  3. Advances in Computer Games 12
  4. CCC 2009
  5. CCT11
  6. Chess960CWC 2009
  7. CPT 2009
  8. DOCCC 2009
  9. ICT 2009
  10. MASPV 2009
  11. PCCC 2009
  12. WCCC 2009
  13. WCRCC 2009

2010s

2010

• 1. 15th Computer Olympiad
  2. ACCA 2010
  3. CCT12
  4. CG 2010
  5. CPT 2010
  6. DOCCC 2010
  7. ICT 2010
  8. IOCSC 2010
  9. PCCC 2010
  10. WCCC 2010
  11. WCRCC 2010
  12. WCSC 2010

2011

• 1. 16th Computer Olympiad
  2. ACCA 2011
  3. Advances in Computer Games 13
  4. CCT13
  5. CPT 2011
  6. DOCCC 2011
  7. ICGA Investigations
  8. ICT 2011
  9. IOCSC 2011
  10. PCCC 2011
  11. TCGA 2011
  12. WCCC 2011
  13. WCRCC 2011
  14. WCSC 2011

2012

• 1. ACCA 2012
  2. CCT14
  3. ECAI CGW 2012
  4. ICT 2012
  5. IOCSC 2012
  6. PCCC 2012
  7. TCGA 2012
  8. WCRCC 2012

2013

• 1. 17th Computer Olympiad
  2. CCT15
  3. CG 2013
  4. ICT 2013
  5. IGT 2013
  6. IGWT 2013
  7. PT 45
  8. TCEC Season 5
  9. WCCC 2013
  10. WCRCC 2013
  11. WCSC 2013

2014

• 1. 1st CSVN OIT
  2. CCT16
  3. ECAI CGW 2014
  4. IGT 2014
  5. IGWT 2014
  6. PT 46
  7. PT 47
  8. TCEC Season 6
  9. TCEC Season 7
  10. TCGA 2014
  11. WCRCC 2014

2015

• 1. 18th Computer Olympiad
  2. Advances in Computer Games 14
  3. IGT 2015
  4. IGWT III
  5. PT 48
  6. PT 49
  7. TCEC Season 8
  8. WCCC 2015
  9. WCRCC 2015
  10. WCSC 2015

2016

• 1. 19th Computer Olympiad
  2. CG 2016
  3. IGT 2016
  4. IGWT III
  5. PT 50
  6. TCEC Season 9
  7. WCCC 2016
  8. WCRCC 2016
  9. WCSC 2016

2017

• 1. 20th Computer Olympiad
  2. Advances in Computer Games 15
  3. IGT 2017
  4. IGWT IV
  5. PT 51
  6. PT 52
  7. TCEC Season 10
  8. WCCC 2017
  9. WCRCC 2017
  10. WCSC 2017

2018

• 1. TCEC Season 11

See also

• Conferences
• History
• Tournaments

Publications

• Jill Cirasella, Danny Kopec (2006). The History of Computer Games.pdf

External Links

• Computer chess chronology (1729-2011) in Wikipedia
• Chronology of Computing compiled by David Singmaster
• Timeline of computing from Wikipedia
• Timeline of modern history from Wikipedia

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