Ikarus (chess)

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Ikarus is a computer chess program created by brothers Munjong and Muntsin Kolss.

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History[]

Development[]

Development began in 1997 and it competed in its first ICGA event in 1998 at the 9th World Computer Chess Championship, held in Paderborn, finishing in 26th place with 2 points from 7 games.^[1] Three years later in Maastricht it performed much more strongly, finishing in eighth place with 4.5/9 and scoring 5/9 for sixth place in the World Computer Speed Chess Championship.^[2][3]

Champion of the World[]

Ikarus won the World Computer Speed Chess Championship, held in Turin in May 2006.^[4] It finished in ninth place at the World Championship main event.^[5]

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