Rolf C. Smith

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**Rolf C. Smith**,
an American computer scientist and early chess programmer. Along with [[Franklin D. Ceruti]], Rolf C. Smith co-authored the chess program [[Schach (US)|Schach]], which competed at the first three [[ACM North American Computer Chess Championship|ACM North American Computer Chess Championships]], the [[ACM 1970]], [[ACM 1971]] and the [[ACM 1972]]. Already written in 1968 as part of the requirements for the degree of Master of Computer Science at the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University|Texas A&M University]] under advisor [[Dan D. Drew]], its development continued by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_%28United_States_O-3%29|Captain]] Franklin D. Ceruti and Captain Rolf C. Smith, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force|U.S. Air Force]], during the time of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War|Vietnam War]] in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam|South Vietnam]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand|Thailand]], as mentioned by Smith in the [[ACM 1971]] panel session <ref>[[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. (**1971**) //[[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8|Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]]//.  [[http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf|pdf]] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>. 
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=R.C. Smith=
Programmer R.C. Smith from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englishtown,_New_Jersey|Englishtown, New Jersey]], author of the [[RSCE-1|R. Smith's Chess Explorer 1]] (RSCE-1) written in [[Cobol]], submitted to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation|USCF]] for evaluation, and subject of an 1978 [[Computerworld]] article <ref>[[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=849&dat=19780417&id=h8lOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DEoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6180,1080528|Written in Cobol - Program Written as Chess Buff's Research Aid]] by Brad Schultz, [[Computerworld]], April 17, 1978, Page 37</ref>, who had no knowledge what work had already be done in that field, is therefor likely not the same person. RSCE-1's purpose was not to play games, but position analysis, to find [[Checkmate|mates]], and to perform a move path enumeration of up to three [[Ply|plies]], later dubbed [[Perft]], with [[Perft Results|Perft(3) result]] of 8,902 from the [[Initial Position|initial position]] already mentioned <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41373|Perft(3) from 1978, with a twist!]] by [[Steven Edwards]], [[CCC]], December 08, 2011</ref>.

=Programs=
* [[Schach (US)|Schach]]

=Publications=
* [[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. (**1971**) //[[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8|Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]]//.  [[http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf|pdf]] from [[The Computer History Museum]]

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