Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Needle (chess)

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Needle (chess)
Non-notable chess playing software. There are hundreds of chess programs but only several dozen are notable due to their historical or commercial importance, or participation/success in the World Computer Chess Championship. The article admits that this engine is of beginner strength. Website shows some software development in the first half of 2004 but nothing for over a year. Quale 10:42, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

D - no evidence that the algorithm employed has any special novelty or represents an advance in anyway. In fact, it's primitive and NN. Fawcett5 20:42, 29 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete nn --Xcali 21:15, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Even less notable than the Pyotr. Sjakkalle 07:01, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
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