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Los Alamos variant is a game information page. It is categorized as: Two dimensional, Small board.

Los Alamos variant. Chess on a 6 by 6 board from the early days of computing. (6x6, Cells: 36) (Recognized!)

Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

Notes

There are several chess variants that differ from orthodox chess mostly by a smaller board and less pieces, but otherwise follow about all of the rules of chess. Los Alamos chess was not the first in this category, but it takes its own special place in the history of chess: it was the first game in the chess-family that was played by a computer - even earlier than the royal game itself. <b>Recognized Variant of the Month for June 2002.</b>

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The board used for this game has 6 row(s), 6 column(s), 36 cells/squares.
This game is a 2 player game.

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• Los Alamos Chess. Used for the first computer chess program. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Pixelpusher: Los Alamos chess. Weak playing Java applet for Los Alamos chess.
• Los Alamos Chess. Play the first variant ever programmed for computer play on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain. Inventor: Paul Stein and Mark Wells.
• Los Alamos Chess. First known variant played by a computer. (Recognized!) Author: Jason Shields.
• Los Alamos Chess . Chess on a 6x6 board. Author: David Howe.

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