| Sixty-eight year old Patrick Kelly was a successful | | | | on its own and the moves have to be programmed, let |
| businessmen. He owned a number of transport | | | | alone working without electricity", the man continued. |
| companies, textile mills and toy manufacturing | | | | The computer was from a well-known company. The |
| companies. He also owned a few shipping lines. | | | | company became worried about their reputation and |
| Although Kelly was a very busy person he had a | | | | provided him with a new computer. The new |
| fascination. He simply loved to play chess. He used to | | | | computer was also provided with a chess game |
| play chess with his dear friend Morris Tillet on a regular | | | | having twenty-two simple and sixty complicated chess |
| basis. However, the sudden premature death of Morris | | | | moves. Kelly decided to publish a new chess move in |
| broke his heart and he fully concentrated in his | | | | a local newspaper. As soon as he worked out the |
| business in later years. | | | | move in the computer, the machine started to play |
| Kelly visited a computer exhibition in 1979, twenty-five | | | | back on its own. He became furious and turned the |
| years after his friend's death. The computers on | | | | computer off. His fury turned into astonishment very |
| display impressed him. What fascinated him most was | | | | soon. The computer was still working. He disconnected |
| that computers can play chess. His fascination for | | | | the plug, but, the computer went on displaying the last |
| chess was rekindled. He ordered a computer | | | | move on the monitor. Kelly, out of curiosity, made |
| immediately. The computer was delivered to his house | | | | another move. |
| within a month. Kelly placed the computer in his study. | | | | He suddenly remembered the game he played with |
| He had not forgotten his friend though. He placed a | | | | Morris on 12th April, 1952. That is a game he will never |
| bust of Morris Tillet on the computer. | | | | forget. A strong coincidence took place during that |
| Kelly programmed some great chess moves in the | | | | game. Both of them made the same move. The |
| game. He became glued to the game from the very | | | | computer did the same thing twenty-eight years later. |
| first day. He noticed that the computer played back | | | | He informed the company. A team of engineers came |
| according to the famous moves invented by an | | | | and checked everything thoroughly. They took the |
| eighteenth century french grandmaster, the favorite | | | | sculpture away for further investigation. Curiously, the |
| moves of this dear friend. Kelly played for three long | | | | computer worked alright that night. |
| hours and became tired and exhausted. He went over | | | | The experts did an x-ray of the sculpture and carried |
| to disconnect the plug. A surprise was waiting for him. | | | | out many other tests. However, none of the tests did |
| He had forgotten to plug in the computer. The | | | | yield any result. The bust was returned the next day. |
| computer worked without electricity! | | | | The computer started with all the spooky stuff all over |
| Kelly did not have much knowledge about computers. | | | | again. The computer experts could never give any |
| However, he could understand quite well that a | | | | satisfactory explanation to the incident. The believers |
| computer is not supposed to work without electricity. | | | | of the supernatural claimed that Morris' soul used |
| He informed the computer company about the incident. | | | | Kelly's mental power to run the computer. However, |
| The next day the mechanic came and listened to him. | | | | this is off-course no scientific explanation. The above |
| "Incredulous!" the man replied. "A computer cannot play | | | | tale remains an unsolved mystery till date. |