Sept. 2006

Release of Pharaon 3.5.1
(better SMP and Chess960 support)

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Aug. 2006

Release of Pharaon 3.5
(with SMP support up to 4 processors)

2680 elo

Aug. 2006

Pharaon 3.5 plays in Mainz 2006
3th/20 (5th on departure) with 6/9

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June 2006

Pharaon 3.4 Beta plays in the Massy 2006 Tournament
2th/7 with 5/6 (including a win against Chess Tiger)

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Aug. 2005

Pharaon 3.3 plays in Mainz 2005
7th/19 with 4/7

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June 2005

Release of Pharaon 3.3 (with Chess960 support)

2630 elo

Apr. 2005

An interview for the Exactachess site

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March 2005

Pharaon 3.2 plays in the CCT7 Tournament
6th/44 with 6/9

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Jan. 2005

Release of Pharaon 3.2

2600 elo

Dec. 2004

Pharaon 3.0 beta plays in the :
Super Tournament III Final
5th=/12 with 22/40.

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Oct. 2004

Release of Pharaon 3.1

2550 elo

Oct. 2004

Pharaon 3.1 plays in the :
13th French Computer Chess Championship:
3rd/10 with 7/9 (including a win against Chess Tiger)

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Sept. 2004

Pharaon 3.0 beta wins
the ChessWar V tournament
1st/30 with 9/11 and a TPR of 2893 elo !

2600 elo

Jan. 2004

Pharaon plays in the CCT6 Tournament
8th/54 with 6/9

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Jan. 2003

Pharaon plays in the CCT5 Tournament
20th/45 with 4.5/9

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Oct. 2002

Pharaon 2.67 plays in the :
11th French Computer Chess Championship
2nd/12 with 8.5/11

2530 elo

Jan. 2002

Release of Pharaon 2.62

2500 elo

Jan. 2002

Pharaon 2.50 plays in the Odyssey tournament :
8th/24 with 8/15

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Sept. 2001

Release of Pharaon 2.50

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April 2001

Name change:
ZChess becomes Pharaon

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October 2000

Release of ZChess 2.22

2450 elo

August 2000

Zchess 2.0 plays in the World Computer Chess Championship : 4.5/9 !

2400 elo

January 1999

ZChess 1.2 plays in the
Aubervilliers Tournament:
40th/800 with 9.5/12

2250 elo

Nov. 1998

ZChess 1.0 wins its first tourney !

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Sept. 1998

ZChess 1.0 plays in the
6th French Computer Chess Championship:
2nd/16 with 8.5/11

2200 elo

Sept. 1998

ZChess 0.92 plays in the first Heiko Blitz tournament :
3rd/5

2200 elo

June 1998

First Test Match against a strong human player .

2100 elo

Feb. 1998

First win against an IGM (blitz game)

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Feb. 1998

First win against an IM (blitz game)

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January 1998

First Game in the Internet Chess Club

2000 elo

October 1997

ZChess 0.40 plays in its first official event:
The French Computer Chess Championship

1600 elo

April 1997

ZChess plays its first legitimate game

1200 elo