Robert Houdart
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Robert Houdart,
a Belgian computer scientist, professional software developer, amateur astronomer [2] , former chess player [3], and author of the chess engine Houdini, which appeared in 2010 as closed source engine, free for non-commercial use, and leading the IPON rating list by Ingo Bauer [4] (January, 2011). In October 2011 with the release of Houdini 2, Robert Houdart has become professional chess programmer [5].
Forum Posts
2010 ...
- Re: Visual C++ 2008 - good compiler/ linker settings for speed? by Robert Houdart, CCC, April 13, 2010
- Introducing Houdini, a new, strong UCI chess engine by Robert Houdart, CCC, May 16, 2010
- Re: question on draw evaluation by Robert Houdart, CCC, June 07, 2010 » Draw Evaluation
- Houdini 1.03 is available by Robert Houdart, CCC, July 15, 2010
- Re: Mate in 17 revisited by Robert Houdart, CCC, July 16, 2010 » Zugzwang
- Houdini 1.03a bug-fix is available by Robert Houdart, CCC, July 17, 2010
- Re: Plain and fancy magic on modern hardware by Robert Houdart, CCC, August 26, 2010 » Magic Bitboards
- Houdini 1.5 is released by Robert Houdart, CCC, December 15, 2010
- Houdini 2 is released by Robert Houdart, CCC, September 02, 2011
- Houdini 2 Aquarium released by Robert Houdart, CCC, October 09, 2011
- Computer Chess Biggest Liar by kingliveson, OpenChess Forum, October 09, 2011 [6] [7]
- Re: Any plans for Houdini 3? by Robert Houdart, CCC, December 03, 2011
- Re: Komodo 4 on long time control by Robert Houdart, CCC, December 04, 2011 » Komodo, Strelka
- IPON results for Houdini 4 by Robert Houdart, CCC, December 02, 2013 » IPON
2015 ...
- Houdini 5 has been released by Robert Houdart, CCC, November 09, 2016
- Houdini 6 has been released by Robert Houdart, CCC, September 18, 2017
External Links
- Cruxis Telescope Construction
- Houdini Chess Engine
- Robert Houdart chess games - 365Chess.com
- Interview of Robert Houdart, the Creator of the Strongest Chess Engine in the world: Houdini (pdf), chess-king.com
- Houdini 3 – the world's strongest chess engine in the Fritz interface - Interview with Robert Houdart, author of Houdini, ChessBase News, October 29, 2012
- Han har laget sjakk-computeren Carlsen ikke tør møte - VG Nett om Sjakk, November 20, 2013 (Norwegian) [8] [9] [10]
- Robert Houdart on Houdini 5 dev in TCEC, Chessdom, August 25, 2016 » TCEC Season 9
- Interview with Robert Houdart, Mark Lefler and GM Larry Kaufman by Nelson Hernandez, Chessdom, November 23, 2017 » TCEC Season 10
- Interview with Robert Houdart, author of the champion engine Houdini, Chessdom, December 08, 2017
References
- ↑ Houdini: Flickr Album by Jan Lagrain, Schaakfabriek.be
- ↑ Design and Construction of the 110 cm Cruxis Telescope
- ↑ Robert Houdart chess games - 365Chess.com
- ↑ IPON-Rating-List by Ingo Bauer
- ↑ Houdini 2 is released by Robert Houdart, CCC, September 02, 2011
- ↑ Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code? by Dr. Alexander Schmidt, CCC, October 12, 2011
- ↑ Re: Houdini with 1:1 Robbolito-code? by Norman Schmidt, CCC, October 12, 2011
- ↑ "Carlsen würde mit 2:8 verlieren", ChessBase.de, November 20, 2013 (German)
- ↑ Magnus Carlsen from Wikipedia
- ↑ World Chess Championship 2013 - Wikipedia