writing a chess program for a computer
Time: 1948
Place: Manchester, England
Details: In 1948 Turing, working with his former undergraduate colleague, D.G. Champernowne, began writing a chess program for a computer that did not yet exist. By 1950, the program was completed and dubbed the Turochamp. In 1952, he tried to implement it on a Ferranti Mark 1, but lacking enough power, the computer was unable to execute the program. Instead, Turing ran the program by flipping through the pages of the algorithm and carrying out its instructions on a chessboard, taking about half an hour per move. The game was recorded. According to Garry Kasparov, Turing's program "played a recognizable game of chess." The program lost to Turing's colleague Alick Glennie, although it is said that it won a game against Champernowne's wife, Isabel.
‹ Earlier in historyTuring was appointed reader in the Mathematics Department1948 Later in history ›Writing a Chess Program1948
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
Related
Near
Robert Fulton-Moved to Manchester
1794 - Manchester, United Kingdom
Nike, Inc.-Nike's Kit Supply Deal With Manchester United
Aug, 2014 - Manchester, England
W. E. B. Du Bois-Du Bois attended the fifth and final Pan-African Congress
1945 - Manchester, England
Conviction for indecency
Jan, 1952 - Manchester, England
John Byrom Birth
Friday Feb 29, 1692 - Manchester
Reader at the Victoria University
1948 - Manchester, England
Libraries-Chetham's Library (the oldest public library in the English-speaking world)
1653 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nuclear Power-Ernest Rutherford
1932 - United Kingdom
The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis
Jan, 1952 - Manchester, England
Winston Churchill-Churchill lost the Manchester North West
Friday Apr 24, 1908 - England, United Kingdom
Libraries-Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Nov, 1850 - Peel Park, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Cristiano Ronaldo-To Manchester
Tuesday Aug 12, 2003 - Manchester, England
Cristiano Ronaldo-Manchester United announced they had reached an agreement with Juventus to re-sign Ronaldo
Friday Aug 27, 2021 - Manchester United, England, United Kingdom
Cristiano Ronaldo-First player to score more than 800 top-level career goals
Thursday Dec 2, 2021 - Old Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Cristiano Ronaldo-Ronaldo made his second debut at Old Trafford
Saturday Sep 11, 2021 - Old Trafford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Zlatan Ibrahimović-Ibrahimović sustained serious ligament damage in his Right knee
Thursday Apr 20, 2017 - Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Manchester M16 0RA, UK
Alan Turing-Turing was appointed reader in the Mathematics Department
1948 - Manchester, England
Alan Turing-Turing's Remains Were Cremated
Saturday Jun 12, 1954 - England
Nike, Inc.-Nike acquired Umbro
2008 - Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England
Nike, Inc.-Nike Sold Umbro
2012 - Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England
George Weah-Moving To Manchester City
Tuesday Aug 1, 2000 - Manchester, England
Zlatan Ibrahimović-Ibrahimović Had Signed a New one-year Contract With Manchester United
Thursday Aug 24, 2017 - Manchester, England
Adidas-Adidas and Manchester United agreed To a Ten-Year Kit Deal
Jul, 2014 - Manchester, England
Winston Churchill-Churchill spoke at Conservative meetings
Jun, 1899 - Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Oldham Conservative Association informed him that it would not support his candidature at the next general election
Dec, 1903 - England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill stood again as one of the Conservative candidates
Oct, 1900 - Oldham, England, United Kingdom
Death
Tuesday Jun 8, 1954 - Wilmslow, United Kingdom
Alan Turing-Turing's House was Burgled
Wednesday Jan 23, 1952 - England
Alan Turing-Death
Monday Jun 7, 1954 - Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Zlatan Ibrahimović-Moving To Manchester United
Friday Jul 1, 2016 - Manchester, England
Computer-The world's First Stored-Program Computer
Monday Jun 21, 1948 - Manchester, England
William Wilberforce Birth
Friday Aug 24, 1759 - Yorkshire
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-The UK Reach 300K Infections
Friday Jun 19, 2020 - United Kingdom
Tesla, Inc.-First deliveries of the right-hand-drive model destined
2014 - UK, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-UK Reach 250K
Friday May 22, 2020 - United Kingdom
Michael Ballack-Ballack made his Premier League debut
Sunday Aug 27, 2006 - Ewood Park, Blackburn, UK
Invasion of Prince William III to England in 1688
Thursday Nov 11, 1688 - England
Nuclear Power-Calder Hall (the world's first nuclear power station)
Nov, 1956 - United Kingdom
The Beatles-McCartney Publicly announced his departure
Friday Apr 10, 1970 - England
April Fools' Day-Long-Standing Customs (United Kingdom)
1950s - U.K.
Alan Turing-The Trial
Monday Mar 31, 1952 - England
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth II endured visiting Romania's communist leader
Saturday Dec 23, 1978 - United Kingdom
KFC-First Overseas Branch
May, 1965 - Preston, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Prince Charles infected
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020 - United KIngdom
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Boris Johnson infected
Friday Mar 27, 2020 - United Kingdom
Bicycle-Death of the Roadster
1990s - U.K.
Bicycle-3 and 4-Wheeler
19th Century - Worldwide
John Flamsteed Birth
Sunday Aug 19, 1646 - Denby
Nokia-The First to launch digital satellite receivers
Mar, 1997 - United Kingdom
The Beatles-Lennon Announced His Departure
Saturday Sep 20, 1969 - England
April Fools' Day-Pranks (U.K.)
1976 - U.K.
Cecily Neville's death
Friday May 31, 1495 - England
Valentine's Day-The penny post and Valantin's card
19th Century - United Kingdom
Benjamin Latrobe Birth
Tuesday May 1, 1764 - Yorkshire
Peace of Susa
Saturday Apr 14, 1629 - England
Anglo-French War (1778)
Friday Feb 6, 1778 - Britain
Ellie Goulding-Awards befor the first album
2010 - United Kingdom
Catholicism was restored in England (1544)
Tuesday Nov 30, 1554 - England
KFC-Temporary Breakdown
Feb, 2018 - U.K.
Opening of the first marriage bureau in England
Thursday Sep 29, 1650 - England
Operation Mincemeat-Montagu was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1944 - U.K
Freddie Mercury-Mercury joined Liverpool-based band Ibex
1969 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Prince William-The Search and Rescue Training unit
Monday Jan 25, 2010 - United Kingdom
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham in 1621
Thursday Dec 23, 1621 - England
Operation Mincemeat-Operation Mincemeat (film)
Friday Apr 22, 2022 - U.K
Incandescent light bulb-The First patent for an Incandescent Lamp
1841 - England
David Cameron-President of Alzheimer's Research UK
Wednesday Jan 25, 2017 - England
Heysel Stadium Events-Centenary Stand
Wednesday May 26, 2010 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Lionel Messi-Suffer in Anfield
Tuesday May 7, 2019 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-A Disaster appeal fund
1989 - England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-People visited the "shrine" inside the stadium
Apr, 1989 - Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Anfield stadium was opened
Sunday Apr 16, 1989 - Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-"Beasts"
Apr, 1989 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-The Final match
Friday May 26, 1989 - Anfield, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-A Requiem mass attended by 3,000 people
Apr, 1989 - Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Declaration was not immediately performed
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 at 03 PM - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-A 30-minute postponement
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 at 03 PM - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-The agreed upon protocol
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 at 03 PM - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Deaths
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-A total of 42 ambulances arrived at the stadium
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Hillsborough Stadium had been constructed
1899 - Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Events Build Up
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 at 03 PM - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-FA Cup semi-final 1981
Saturday Apr 11, 1981 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-The crowd in the Leppings Lane Stand overspilled onto the pitch
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 at 03 PM - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Hillsborough events-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Home Secretary Douglas Hurd visited Hillsborough
Sunday Apr 16, 1989 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-High steel fencing
1974 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Hillsborough was accepted as the FA Cup semi-final venue
Monday Mar 20, 1989 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Those still trapped in the pens were packed so tightly that many victims died of compressive asphyxia while standing
1989 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-FA Cup semi-final 1987-1988
Saturday Apr 9, 1988 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Gates were opened
Saturday Apr 15, 1989 at 02 AM - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hillsborough events-Safety certificate
1978 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
The Beatles-The Joining of Stuart Sutcliffe
Jan, 1960 - Liverpool, England
Frederick Douglass-Douglass sailed for Liverpool "Feelings"
Saturday Aug 16, 1845 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-Churchill sent troops into Liverpool to quell protesting dockers
1911 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Computer-First Computing Device
1888 - England
Mohamed Salah-PFA Player of the year
Sunday Apr 22, 2018 - Liverpool, England
Banastre Tarleton Birth
Wednesday Aug 21, 1754 - Liverpool
Libraries-Liverpool Subscription library
1798 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Winston Churchill-No longer a place for the Liberal Party in British politics
May, 1924 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Mohamed Salah-Winning the Premier League
Thursday Jun 25, 2020 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
1948
Korean War-Withdrew from the Korean Peninsula
1948 - Korean Peninsula (North Korea and South Korea)
Chinese Civil War-Huaihai Campaign
1948 - China
First Indochina War-Alternative government in Saigon
1948 - Saigon, South Vietnam
Mother Teresa-The Holly Family Hospital
1948 - Patna, India
Margaret Thatcher-The local Conservative Association Conference
1948 - Llandudno, Wales, UK
Che Guevara-Studying
1948 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Malcolm X-Prayer to God
Thursday Jan 1, 1948 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Martin Luther King-Graduation
1948 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Chinese Civil War-CPC eventually captured the northern cities
1948 - China
Adidas-Rudolf Formed Puma
1948 - Herzogenaurach, Germany
Adidas-The First Football Match After World War II
1948 - Germany
Alan Turing-Turing was appointed reader in the Mathematics Department
1948 - Manchester, England
Reader at the Victoria University
1948 - Manchester, England
Alan Turing-Writing a Chess Program
1948 - England
Cameras-The First camera to use a Pentaprism
1948 - Germany
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-the Hughes Aerospace Group
1948 - U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-Hughes gained control of RKO
1948 - Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S.
Conflict in Myanmar-Independence from the United Kingdom
Sunday Jan 4, 1948 - Myanmar
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower became President of Columbia University
1948 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Cameras-The instant Camera
1948 - U.S.
The Wright brothers-Orville's Death
Friday Jan 30, 1948 - Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-Nosek illegally Extended His Powers
Feb, 1948 - Prague, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
Internet-Fundamental theoretical work in data transmission and information theory was developed
1948 - U.S.
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-The demands of The non-Communists in The Cabinet
Thursday Feb 12, 1948 - Prague, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-Twelve Non-Communist Ministers Resigned
Saturday Feb 21, 1948 - Prague, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-Beneš Capitulated
Wednesday Feb 25, 1948 - Prague, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
Marilyn Monroe-2nd contract
Monday Mar 1, 1948 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip presenting prizes at the boxing finals of the London Federation of Boys' Clubs
Mar, 1948 - London, England, United Kingdom
Conflict in Myanmar-The first shots of the conflict in Paukkongyi
Thursday Apr 1, 1948 - Paukkongyi, Bago Region, Myanmar
Colombian conflict-La Violencia
Friday Apr 9, 1948 - Colombia
Chinese Civil War-Siege of Changchun
May, 1948 - Changchun, China
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-The Parliament approved a New Constitution
Sunday May 9, 1948 - Prague, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
Korean War-General election was held in the South
Monday May 10, 1948 - South Korea
David Ben-Gurion-Israeli declaration of independence
Friday May 14, 1948 - Israel
Harry S. Truman-State of Israel recognization
Friday May 14, 1948 - U.S.
Josip Broz Tito-Cominform
Monday May 17, 1948 - Yugoslavia
Richard Nixon-Nixon's first significant victory in Congress
Wednesday May 19, 1948 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Mao Zedong-Siege of Changchun
Sunday May 23, 1948 - Changchun, Jilin, China
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-The 30 May Elections
Sunday May 30, 1948 - Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-Beneš's Resignation
Wednesday Jun 2, 1948 - Prague, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
Pope John Paul II-Successfully defended his doctoral thesis
Saturday Jun 19, 1948 - Rome, Italy
Computer-The world's First Stored-Program Computer
Monday Jun 21, 1948 - Manchester, England
Harry S. Truman-The Soviet Union blocked access to the three Western-held sectors of Berlin
Thursday Jun 24, 1948 - Berlin, Germany
Harry S. Truman-The Allies initiated the Berlin Airlift
Friday Jun 25, 1948 - Berlin, Germany
Korean War-South Korean President
Tuesday Jul 20, 1948 - South Korea
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip was introduced to the House of Lords
Wednesday Jul 21, 1948 - London, England, United Kingdom
Hachikō-Second Statue
Aug, 1948 - Shibuya Station, Tokyo, Japan
Korean War-Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Sunday Aug 15, 1948 - South Korea
Korean War-Parliamentary elections in the North
Wednesday Aug 25, 1948 - North Korea
NATO Establishment-Brussels Treaty Organization (BTO)
Sep, 1948 - Brussels, Belgium
1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état-Beneš's Death
Friday Sep 3, 1948 - Sezimovo Ústí, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)
United Nations-Headquarters
Tuesday Sep 14, 1948 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Chinese Civil War-Jinan and Shandong Captured
Friday Sep 24, 1948 - China
David Ben-Gurion-Killing 23 Israeli soldiers
Friday Sep 24, 1948 - Palestine
David Ben-Gurion-David put his argument to the Cabinet to attack Latrun again
Sunday Sep 26, 1948 - Palestine
Disasters with highest death tolls-1948 Ashgabat Earthquake
Wednesday Oct 6, 1948 at 01:12:00 AM - Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union (now Turkmenistan)
Pedro López (serial killer)-López birth
Friday Oct 8, 1948 - Santa Isabel, Colombia
Fidel Castro-Marriage
Monday Oct 11, 1948 - Cuba
Harry S. Truman-The 1948 United States presidential elections
Tuesday Nov 2, 1948 - U.S.
Richard Nixon-Nixon Was Comfortably reelected
Tuesday Nov 2, 1948 - San Francisco, California, U.S.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Father
1948 - London, England, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II-Prince Charles birth
Sunday Nov 14, 1948 - London, United Kingdom
Prince Charles-Born
Sunday Nov 14, 1948 at 09:12:00 PM - Buckingham Palace, London, England
Audrey Hepburn-Dutch in Seven Lessons
1948 - Netherlands
Chinese Civil War-Pingjin Campaign
Sunday Nov 21, 1948 - China
The Wright brothers-One dollar agreement
Tuesday Nov 23, 1948 - U.S.
United Nations-Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Friday Dec 10, 1948 - Paris, France
Prince Charles-Baptism
Wednesday Dec 15, 1948 - Buckingham Palace, London, England
Audrey Hepburn-Hepburn accepted a ballet scholarship
1948 - London, England, United Kingdom
W. E. B. Du Bois-Du Bois resigned from the NAACP for the second time
1948 - U.S.
Marilyn Monroe-First Starring Role
Thursday Dec 30, 1948 - U.S.