Ikarus (chess)
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Ikarus was the Computer Speed Chess Champion in 2006. It did so by defeating the four-time champion Shredder
in the World Computer Speed Chess Championship
which took place on May 29, 2006 in Turin
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Shredder (chess)
Shredder is a commercial chess program developed in Germany by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen in 1993. Shredder won the World Microcomputer Chess Championship in 1996 and 2000, the World Computer Chess Championship in 1999 and 2003, the World Computer Speed Chess Championship in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and...
in the World Computer Speed Chess Championship
World Computer Speed Chess Championship
World Computer Speed Chess Championship is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other at blitz chess time controls. It is held in conjunction with the World Computer Chess Championship...
which took place on May 29, 2006 in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
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