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'''Bionic Impakt''', <br/>
a [[Crafty#CraftyClones|Crafty Clone]] by [[Hans Secelle]] and [[Albrecht Heeffer]]. Hans added a lot of knowledge incorporated from his former program [[Bionic]] concerning [[Oracle|prescan routines]] and [[Evaluation|evaluation]] as well as [[Opening Book|opening book]] and [[Time Management|time controls]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40574 Bionic vs Crafty, once again] by [[Đorđe Vidanović]], [[CCC]], January 23, 1999</ref>.
There were no attempts to "hide" anything from Hans' and Albrecht's side <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40771 Re: Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Albrecht Heeffer]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999</ref>,
and despite violating the Crafty license, since program changes were never published <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/5UY1x3Y8GZU/_XXqljREW7sJ Re: Chess programming] by [[Gian-Carlo Pascutto]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 18, 2002</ref>, and lack of explicit permission by [[Robert Hyatt]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/9rGQHAqgWpQ/dl-rAolPnaQJ Re: POOR BOB HYATT] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], February 21, 1999</ref>, Bionic Impakt played the [[DOCCC 1998]] with permission of the [[CSVN]].
=DOCCC 1998=
While Bionic Impakt did quite well at the [[DOCCC 1998]] and caused an éclat after winning from [[The King]], [[Diep]] and [[Kallisto]] and finally becoming tied third, other participants complained <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=33849 Crafty vs Bionic Impakt, What's the difference Bob ?] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[CCC]], November, 24, 1998</ref> and raised forum discussions about using open source programs <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/7YlBVQZZLgI/xZzzKqjoj0oJ Crafty implications ...] by [[Chris Whittington]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], March 4, 1999</ref> and [[:Category:Clone|cloning]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40574 Bionic vs Crafty, once again] by [[Đorđe Vidanović]], [[CCC]], January 23, 1999</ref>, also because during the two weekends of the tournament, the playing version appeared to have changed <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=34321 Re: Dutch CCC - Arthur on 300MHz G3 2nd weekend] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], November 29, 1998</ref>, claiming some the program played the first weekend was more Crafty like <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40708 Chess program similarity experiment] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[CCC]], January 24, 1999</ref>, but explicitly later denied by Heeffer <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40771 Re: Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Albrecht Heeffer]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999</ref>. However, as a consequence Hans and Albrecht retired on Bionic Impakt and joined forces with [[Tom Vijlbrief]] on his program [[Ant]] <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=30320 Some news about H. Secelle (author of Bionic)] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 08, 1999</ref> <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=281885 Re: Whatever happened to crafty clone Bionic] by [[Hans van der Zijden]], [[CCC]], February 05, 2003</ref>.
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=33849 Crafty vs Bionic Impakt, What's the difference Bob ?] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[CCC]], November, 24, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=34321 Re: Dutch CCC - Arthur on 300MHz G3 2nd weekend] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], November 29, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40574 Bionic vs Crafty, once again] by [[Đorđe Vidanović]], [[CCC]], January 23, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40745 Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
: [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40771 Re: Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Albrecht Heeffer]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40749 Bionic v Crafty - a possible solution] by [[Steve Maughan]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
: [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40782 Re: Bionic v Crafty - a possible solution] by [[Ren Wu]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=30320 Some news about H. Secelle (author of Bionic)] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 08, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=281885 Re: Whatever happened to crafty clone Bionic] by [[Hans van der Zijden]], [[CCC]], February 05, 2003
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_%28disambiguation%29 Bionic (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact Impact (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Clone]]
'''Bionic Impakt''', <br/>
a [[Crafty#CraftyClones|Crafty Clone]] by [[Hans Secelle]] and [[Albrecht Heeffer]]. Hans added a lot of knowledge incorporated from his former program [[Bionic]] concerning [[Oracle|prescan routines]] and [[Evaluation|evaluation]] as well as [[Opening Book|opening book]] and [[Time Management|time controls]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40574 Bionic vs Crafty, once again] by [[Đorđe Vidanović]], [[CCC]], January 23, 1999</ref>.
There were no attempts to "hide" anything from Hans' and Albrecht's side <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40771 Re: Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Albrecht Heeffer]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999</ref>,
and despite violating the Crafty license, since program changes were never published <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/5UY1x3Y8GZU/_XXqljREW7sJ Re: Chess programming] by [[Gian-Carlo Pascutto]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 18, 2002</ref>, and lack of explicit permission by [[Robert Hyatt]] <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/9rGQHAqgWpQ/dl-rAolPnaQJ Re: POOR BOB HYATT] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], February 21, 1999</ref>, Bionic Impakt played the [[DOCCC 1998]] with permission of the [[CSVN]].
=DOCCC 1998=
While Bionic Impakt did quite well at the [[DOCCC 1998]] and caused an éclat after winning from [[The King]], [[Diep]] and [[Kallisto]] and finally becoming tied third, other participants complained <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=33849 Crafty vs Bionic Impakt, What's the difference Bob ?] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[CCC]], November, 24, 1998</ref> and raised forum discussions about using open source programs <ref>[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/7YlBVQZZLgI/xZzzKqjoj0oJ Crafty implications ...] by [[Chris Whittington]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], March 4, 1999</ref> and [[:Category:Clone|cloning]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40574 Bionic vs Crafty, once again] by [[Đorđe Vidanović]], [[CCC]], January 23, 1999</ref>, also because during the two weekends of the tournament, the playing version appeared to have changed <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=34321 Re: Dutch CCC - Arthur on 300MHz G3 2nd weekend] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], November 29, 1998</ref>, claiming some the program played the first weekend was more Crafty like <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40708 Chess program similarity experiment] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[CCC]], January 24, 1999</ref>, but explicitly later denied by Heeffer <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40771 Re: Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Albrecht Heeffer]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999</ref>. However, as a consequence Hans and Albrecht retired on Bionic Impakt and joined forces with [[Tom Vijlbrief]] on his program [[Ant]] <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=30320 Some news about H. Secelle (author of Bionic)] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 08, 1999</ref> <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=281885 Re: Whatever happened to crafty clone Bionic] by [[Hans van der Zijden]], [[CCC]], February 05, 2003</ref>.
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=33849 Crafty vs Bionic Impakt, What's the difference Bob ?] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[CCC]], November, 24, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=34321 Re: Dutch CCC - Arthur on 300MHz G3 2nd weekend] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], November 29, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40574 Bionic vs Crafty, once again] by [[Đorđe Vidanović]], [[CCC]], January 23, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40745 Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
: [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40771 Re: Bionic Vs Crafty Debate: some data required] by [[Albrecht Heeffer]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40749 Bionic v Crafty - a possible solution] by [[Steve Maughan]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
: [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=40782 Re: Bionic v Crafty - a possible solution] by [[Ren Wu]], [[CCC]], January 25, 1999
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=30320 Some news about H. Secelle (author of Bionic)] by [[Johan Havegheer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 08, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=281885 Re: Whatever happened to crafty clone Bionic] by [[Hans van der Zijden]], [[CCC]], February 05, 2003
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_%28disambiguation%29 Bionic (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact Impact (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Clone]]
