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'''FrankWalter''', (Frank Walter, Frank-Walter)<br/>
a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compliant chess engine by [[:Category:Open SourceLaurens Winkelhagen]], written in [[Java]]. The development started in 2009 with various trials to implement efficient [[Bitboards|open source chess enginebitboard]] (since 2.3.2 techniques in Java <ref>[http://talkchesswww.open-aurec.com/forum3wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=6975449948 Java &start=9 Re: New engine releases 2019Magic Bitboards] by [[Laurens Winkelhagen]], [[CCCComputer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], February 1203, 20192009</ref>) by [[Laurens Winkelhagen]], written in [[Java]], licensed under the [[Free Software Foundation#GPL|GPL v3.0]].
After continuing the development on his old engine <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=50010 Frank-Walter 1.0.5] by [[Laurens Winkelhagen]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 03, 2009</ref>, Laurens Winkelhagen re-published FrankWalter '''2.2.0''' in November 2018 <ref>[http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?t=68989 Revived Engine - Frank Walter 2.2.0 (Java - WB)] by [[Laurens Winkelhagen]], [[CCC]], November 20, 2018</ref>,
short before it had its over the board debut at the [[PT 54]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiden Leiden].
Since '''2.3.2''' in February 2019, FrankWalter has become [[:Category:Open Source|open source]], hosted on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub GitHub] and licensed under the [[Free Software Foundation#GPL|GPL v3.0]] <ref>[http://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69754&start=9 Re: New engine releases 2019] by [[Laurens Winkelhagen]], [[CCC]], February 12, 2019</ref>.
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