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an American software developer, computer chess expert, programmer, tester and advisor. He is author of the chess program [[Bean Counter]] <ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/authors Authors - Strategic Test Suite]</ref>, and along with [[Colin Frayn]], co-author of the chess program [[Beowulf]] <ref>[http://www.frayn.net/beowulf/index.html Beowulf Computer Chess Engine]</ref>.
Dann has further compiled various [[Test-Positions|test suites]], notably [[Silent but Deadly]], and along with [[Swaminathan Natarajan]] co-authored the [[Strategic Test Suite]] <ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/strategictestsuite/ Strategic Test Suite]</ref>.
He was involved in an international project called [[C.A.P.]] (chess analysis project) and is supporter of a lot of authors of computer chess engines, and active poster in [[Computer Chess Forums|computer chess forums]]. In July 2011, Dann has criticized the [[ICGA InvestigationsRybka Controversy#RybkaDecision|ICGA decision]] concerning [[Rybka]], stating the design of the investigation process was flawed <ref>[http://www.top-5000.nl/Rybka.htm Rybka vs ICGA a different view] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]</ref>.
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