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**Chessnut**,
a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer|microcomputer]] chess program by [[Geoffrey Bulmer]] which participated at the [[European MCC 1981]], the [[European MCC 1983]] running on a modified [[Acorn Atom|Acorn Computer]] with a [[6502]] processor <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] (**1983**). //Chess Tournament - 4th European Microcomputer Chess Championship//. [[Personal Computer World]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html|December 1983]]</ref>, and the [[WMCCC 1984]] running on a [[Commodore 64]], where it won the title of Amateur World Microcomputer Chess Champion by default <ref>[[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/tournament.php?id=64|4th World Microcomputer Chess Championship - Glasgow 1984 (ICGA Tournaments)]]</ref>. An improved version of Chessnut was also commercially released in 1981 by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acornsoft|Acornsoft]] as [[Atom Chess]] for the [[Acorn Atom]] <ref>[[http://everygamegoing.com/landing/items/acorn_atom/acornsoft/tapes/Atom_Chess.html|Atom Chess by Acornsoft for the Acorn Atom - Everygamegoing.com]], see [[http://everygamegoing.com/inlal_front/acorn_atom/acornsoft/tapes/Atom_Chess_000.jpg|Front Cover]]</ref>.

=Quotes=
by [[Tony Harrington]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] (**1984**). //Look back in dismay - Report of WMCCC 1984//. [[Personal Computer World]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1984.html|December 1984]]</ref>: 
|| {{There was the solitary amateur entry, [[Geoffrey Bulmer|Geoff Bulmer's]] '[[Chessnut]]', a plucky little program running on a [[Commodore 64]] and guaranteed of the best amateur trophy even of it didn't won a game (it didn't).}} ||

=Selected Games=
[[WMCCC 1984]], round 5: [[Intelligent Chess Software]] - [[Chessnut|Chessnut 3]] <ref>[[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=64&round=5&id=1|Glasgow 1984 - Chess - Round 5 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]]</ref>
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[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 
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[[WMCCC 1984]], round 6: [[Chessnut|Chessnut 3]] - [[Sargon|Sargon 3 / Compaq]] <ref>[[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=64&round=6&id=1|Glasgow 1984 - Chess - Round 6 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]]</ref>
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[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 
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=See also=
* [[Atom Chess]]
* [[Various Classifications#Food|Food]]

=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [[http://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=490|Chessnut's ICGA Tournaments]]
==Misc==
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn|Acorn (oak nut) from Wikipedia]]

=References= 
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=What links here?= 
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