SPOC
SPOC v1.0, CGA mode [1] SPOC, (SPOC, the Chess Master)
an early chess program for the IBM PC by Jacques Middlecoff, written in 8086 assembly. SPOC stands for Selective Pruning Optimization Chess, claiming a new algorithm for the game, and was commercially released in 1983 by Silicon Valley based SDL Cypress Software, San Jose, California. In his review, along with the Chess Partner program, chess player and programmer Dave Whitehouse’s recommendation was to wait for something better to come along [2]. However, SPOC 2.0 was able to take back moves, to enter positions, and to promote pawns to any piece [3].
Selected Games
Awit
ACM 1985, round 2, Awit - SPOC
Ostrich
ACM 1985, round 4, Ostrich - SPOC
See also
Publications
- Dave Whitehouse (1983). Biding Your Time With Computerized Chess. PC Magazine, September 1983, pp. 449-458 » Chess Partner
External Links
Chess Program
- SPOC the Chess Master (1983) DOS credits - MobyGames
- SPOC The Chess Master v1.0 · Digital Game Museum Collection
- SPOC The Chess Master v2.0 · Digital Game Museum Collection
- SDL Cypress Software hosted by the Internet Archive
Misc
- SPOC (disambiguation page) from Wikipedia
- SPOC Stream Processing in OCaml [7], Main Developer: Mathias Bourgoin » GPU
- Home - SPOC website of truth and justice
- Spock (disambiguation) from Wikipedia
- Spock (fictional character) from Wikipedia
References
- ↑ SPOC the Chess Master Screenshots for DOS - MobyGames
- ↑ Dave Whitehouse (1983). Biding Your Time With Computerized Chess. PC Magazine, September 1983, pp. 449-458
- ↑ SDL Cypress Software hosted by the Internet Archive
- ↑ The Sixteenth ACM North American Computer Chess Championship, Denver Colorado, October 13-15, 1985 hosted by The Computer History Museum
- ↑ ACM Computer Chess Championship by Stuart Cracraft, Usenet, November 2, 1985
- ↑ PGN Download NACCC hosted by CSVN, Spoc referred as Spock
- ↑ OCaml from Wikipedia