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|| [[image:WhiteKnight.jpg link="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/themicrouser/issues/01-10/chess.htm"]] ||~   || **White Knight**,
a series of computer chess programs by [[Martin Bryant]] written in the late 70s while he was student at the [[University of Manchester]] <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] (**1983**). //University Challenge - Martin Bryant and White Knight//. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Computer_World|Personal Computer World]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html|August 1983]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_August_1983.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> . White Knight was written in the [[Pascal]] programming language to run on [[CDC Cyber|CDC Cyber 72]]. In 1981, White Knight mk 8 was ported to [[6502]] [[Assembly]] developed on an [[Apple II]], in October 1982 bought by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC|BBC]] for the [[BBC Micro]] <ref>[[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html|Chess Computers - The UK Story]] from [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html|Chess Computer UK]] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> . Two versions of White Knight (mk 11 and 12) were released for this computer. White Knight played the [[European MCC 1981]], already associated with [[Philidor Software]] <ref>Editor (**1981**). //Chess Final '81//. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Computer_World|Personal Computer World]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html|November 1981]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_November_1981.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> , the [[European MCC 1982]] and [[European MCC 1983]]. In 1983, White Knight evolved to Bryant's mighty Colossus brand program, [[Colossus Chess]] <ref>[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_Chess|Colossus Chess from Wikipedia]]</ref> . ||
|| BBC Soft White Knight <ref>[[Alex Bell]] (**1983**). //[[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/themicrouser/issues/01-10/chess.htm|Chess for three gives the White Knight a winning gambit]]//. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Micro_User|The Micro User Magazine]], December 1983</ref> ||~   ||^   ||
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=See also= 
* [[Raymond Smullyan#Video|A Mathematical Mystery Tour Video]]
* [[Various Classifications#Arthur|Arthurian legend]]
* [[Black Knight]]
* [[Various Classifications#ChessPieces|Chess Pieces]]
* [[Colossus Chess]]
* [[Various Classifications#Carroll|Lewis Carroll characters]]
* [[Various Classifications#Nobility|Nobility]]

=Publications= 
* [[Tony Harrington]] (**1983**). //University Challenge - Martin Bryant and White Knight//. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Computer_World|Personal Computer World]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html|August 1983]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_August_1983.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]
* [[Alex Bell]] (**1983**). //[[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/themicrouser/issues/01-10/chess.htm|Chess for three gives the White Knight a winning gambit]]//. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Micro_User|The Micro User Magazine]], December 1983
* [[Martin Bryant]] (**1984**). //Chess software for home computers//. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games|Computer & Video Games]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1984.html|January 1984]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/C_V_Games_Software_January_1984.pdf|pdf]] hosted by [[Mike Watters]]

=Forum Posts=
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=228177|Okay, i know now: Colossus and BBC ACORN A: White Knight]] by [[Frank Phillips]], [[CCC]], May 06, 2002

=External Links= 
==Chess Program== 
* [[http://www.colossusgames.co.uk/chess/whiteknight.htm|White Knight]] by [[Martin Bryant]]
* [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html|Chess Computers - The UK Story]] from [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html|Chess Computer UK]] by [[Mike Watters]]
==Misc== 
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_knight_%28business%29|White knight (business) from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Knight_%28Through_the_Looking-Glass%29|White Knight (Through the Looking-Glass) from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Knight_%28book%29|The White Knight (book) from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Knight_%28Fitzgibbon_family%29|White Knight (Fitzgibbon family) from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight-errant|Knight-errant from Wikiepedia]]
* [[http://issuu.com/visualdesigngraphics/docs/wkrchess.com|White knight Review]] Online E-Magazine

=References= 
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