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Ostrich (Computer)

Number of games in database: 7
Years covered: 1974 to 1977
Overall record: +3 -3 =1 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A46 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)


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OSTRICH (COMPUTER)
(born 1970)

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Created by Monroe (Monty) Newborn of McGill University and George Arnold. The observation that: "In the past Grandmasters came to our computer tournaments to laugh. Today they come to watch. Soon they will come to learn." had been credited to Monty in 1977.

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Last updated: 2018-12-03 08:57:51

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Tell vs Ostrich 0-1371974World Computer ChampionshipC40 King's Knight Opening
2. Ostrich vs Beal 1-0171974World Computer ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
3. Chess vs Ostrich 1-0481974World Computer ChampionshipC10 French
4. Ostrich vs Kaissa 0-1671974World Computer ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
5. Ostrich vs Wita  1-0611977World Computer ChampionshipB50 Sicilian
6. Duchess vs Ostrich 1-0331977World Computer ChampionshipC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
7. Ostrich vs Black Knight ½-½151977World Computer ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-04-08  whiteshark: I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an Ostrich (Computer) 'cause he was hungry.
Feb-04-08  Harvestman: Huh! No examples of Ostrich playing Bird's Opening.
Feb-04-08  Jim Bartle: He does appear to have tried one of my favorites a couple of times, the "Head-in-the-Sand' defense.
Feb-04-08  whiteshark: Nah, there was definitely an Ostrich (Computer) involved, sir.
Feb-04-08  karnak64: Looks like this Ostrich laid one or two pretty big eggs, though ...
Feb-04-08  Tomlinsky: It'll never take off.
Feb-05-08  GeauxCool: Is not emused.
Feb-05-08  hitman84: Ostrich can be easily emulated.
Feb-05-08  whiteshark: So the poor old ostrich died for nothing then.
Feb-06-08  GeauxCool: He was never poor <whiteshark>, but quite the opposite. He lived and died an Ostrich.
Dec-15-11  gauer: It does make one wonder approximately <when> it was that Grandmasters too had sought the silicon oracle's advice (in regards to chess software developer Monty Newborn's 3rd observation of that famous chess quote).

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