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[[FILE:victor_mad_scientist.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/045_Convekta_Trip.html| Victor Zakharov <ref>This is Victor, sometimes mad scientist, jack of all trades, and the primary creative genius at [[ChessOk|Convekta]] :-) from [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/045_Convekta_Trip.html ChessAssistance.com All you ever wanted to know about Convekta] by [[Robert Pawlak]], September 12, 2004</ref> ]]
'''Victor Zakharov''',<br/>
a Russian computer scientist holding a Ph.D. in CS from [[Moscow State University|Lomonosov Moscow State University]], entrepreneur, founder of [[ChessOK]] aka '''Convekta''', head of its development, primary developer of [[Chess Assistant]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=262 About - ChessOK.com]</ref> and [[Aquarium]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=27966 Lomonosov Endgame Tablebases - History Note] - [[ChessOK]]</ref>, and scientific secretary at the ''Institute of Informatics Problems'' of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Academy_of_Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow Moscow] <ref>[http://www.ipiran.ru/english/main.asp The Institute of Informatics Problems of The Russian Academy of Sciences (IPI RAN)]</ref>. Also affiliated with the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Victor Zakharov is along with [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] involved in generating the [[Endgame Tablebases#7-men|7-men]] [[Lomonosov Tablebases]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endgame_tablebase#Background Endgame tablebase from Wikipedia - Background]</ref> <ref>[https://plus.google.com/100454521496393505718/posts 7-man TB] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%2B Google+]</ref>, using the [[Lomonosov Supercomputer]] <ref>[http://hpc.msu.ru/?q=node/59 MSU SUPERCOMPUTERS: "LOMONOSOV" | Moscow University Supercomputing Center]</ref>. As of December 31, 2013, the tablebases are commercially available online through [[ChessOK]] [[ChessOK#Products|products]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=27966 Lomonosov Endgame Tablebases] - [[ChessOK]]</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Aquarium]]
* [[Chess Assistant]]
* [[ChessOK]]
* [[Lomonosov Tablebases]]
=Selected Publications=
* [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] ('''2010'''). ''A Retroanalysis Algorithm for Supercomputer Systems on the Example of Playing Chess''. Software Systems and Tools, Vol. 11 (Russian)
* [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] ('''2013'''). ''Creating tables of chess 7-piece endgames on the Lomonosov supercomputer''. Superkomp’yutery, No. 15
* [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Michael G. Malkovsky]], [[Vladislav Y. Shchukin]] ('''2016'''). ''[http://link.springer.com/article/10.3103%2FS0278641916010076 Compression of underdetermined data in a 7-piece chess table]''. [http://www.springer.com/mathematics/journal/11968 Moscow University Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics], Vol. 40, No. 1 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60222 tablebase compression / academic integrity] by [[Ronald de Man]], [[CCC]], May 19, 2016</ref>
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=362065 Re: convekta tablebase announcement] by [[Victor Zakharov]], [[CCC]], April 28, 2004
* [http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2759 utility for testing tablebases integrity] by [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CCRL Discussion Board]], October 24, 2007
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19008 Rajlich/Osipov/Rybka/Strelka/Answers by Convekta] by [[Eduard Nemeth]], [[CCC]], January 17, 2008 » [[Rybka]], [[Strelka]], [[ChessOK|Convekta]]
=External Links=
* [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/Victor_Zakharov_a.html ChessAssistance.com A talk with Victor Zakharov, head of Convekta development, part a] by [[Robert Pawlak]], February 02, 2003
: [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/Victor_Zakharov_b.html ChessAssistance.com A talk with Victor Zakharov, head of Convekta development, part b] by [[Robert Pawlak]], February 14, 2003
* [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/045_Convekta_Trip.html ChessAssistance.com All you ever wanted to know about Convekta] by [[Robert Pawlak]], September 12, 2004
* [http://www.playwitharena.com/?Newsticker:Archive_11 Ippolit/Robbolito/Igorrit/IvanHoe/Firebird] - Interview with [[Victor Zakharov]] from [[ChessOK|Convekta]], January 24, 2010, [[Arena|Arena Chess GUI]], News-Ticker, Page 11, 191, MD
* [http://chessok.com/?page_id=262 About - ChessOK.com]
=References=
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[[FILE:victor_mad_scientist.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/045_Convekta_Trip.html| Victor Zakharov <ref>This is Victor, sometimes mad scientist, jack of all trades, and the primary creative genius at [[ChessOk|Convekta]] :-) from [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/045_Convekta_Trip.html ChessAssistance.com All you ever wanted to know about Convekta] by [[Robert Pawlak]], September 12, 2004</ref> ]]
'''Victor Zakharov''',<br/>
a Russian computer scientist holding a Ph.D. in CS from [[Moscow State University|Lomonosov Moscow State University]], entrepreneur, founder of [[ChessOK]] aka '''Convekta''', head of its development, primary developer of [[Chess Assistant]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=262 About - ChessOK.com]</ref> and [[Aquarium]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=27966 Lomonosov Endgame Tablebases - History Note] - [[ChessOK]]</ref>, and scientific secretary at the ''Institute of Informatics Problems'' of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Academy_of_Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow Moscow] <ref>[http://www.ipiran.ru/english/main.asp The Institute of Informatics Problems of The Russian Academy of Sciences (IPI RAN)]</ref>. Also affiliated with the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Victor Zakharov is along with [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] involved in generating the [[Endgame Tablebases#7-men|7-men]] [[Lomonosov Tablebases]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endgame_tablebase#Background Endgame tablebase from Wikipedia - Background]</ref> <ref>[https://plus.google.com/100454521496393505718/posts 7-man TB] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%2B Google+]</ref>, using the [[Lomonosov Supercomputer]] <ref>[http://hpc.msu.ru/?q=node/59 MSU SUPERCOMPUTERS: "LOMONOSOV" | Moscow University Supercomputing Center]</ref>. As of December 31, 2013, the tablebases are commercially available online through [[ChessOK]] [[ChessOK#Products|products]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=27966 Lomonosov Endgame Tablebases] - [[ChessOK]]</ref>.
=See also=
* [[Aquarium]]
* [[Chess Assistant]]
* [[ChessOK]]
* [[Lomonosov Tablebases]]
=Selected Publications=
* [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] ('''2010'''). ''A Retroanalysis Algorithm for Supercomputer Systems on the Example of Playing Chess''. Software Systems and Tools, Vol. 11 (Russian)
* [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] ('''2013'''). ''Creating tables of chess 7-piece endgames on the Lomonosov supercomputer''. Superkomp’yutery, No. 15
* [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Michael G. Malkovsky]], [[Vladislav Y. Shchukin]] ('''2016'''). ''[http://link.springer.com/article/10.3103%2FS0278641916010076 Compression of underdetermined data in a 7-piece chess table]''. [http://www.springer.com/mathematics/journal/11968 Moscow University Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics], Vol. 40, No. 1 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60222 tablebase compression / academic integrity] by [[Ronald de Man]], [[CCC]], May 19, 2016</ref>
=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=362065 Re: convekta tablebase announcement] by [[Victor Zakharov]], [[CCC]], April 28, 2004
* [http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2759 utility for testing tablebases integrity] by [[Victor Zakharov]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CCRL Discussion Board]], October 24, 2007
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19008 Rajlich/Osipov/Rybka/Strelka/Answers by Convekta] by [[Eduard Nemeth]], [[CCC]], January 17, 2008 » [[Rybka]], [[Strelka]], [[ChessOK|Convekta]]
=External Links=
* [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/Victor_Zakharov_a.html ChessAssistance.com A talk with Victor Zakharov, head of Convekta development, part a] by [[Robert Pawlak]], February 02, 2003
: [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/Victor_Zakharov_b.html ChessAssistance.com A talk with Victor Zakharov, head of Convekta development, part b] by [[Robert Pawlak]], February 14, 2003
* [http://chessok.com/files/bobpawlak/Articles/045_Convekta_Trip.html ChessAssistance.com All you ever wanted to know about Convekta] by [[Robert Pawlak]], September 12, 2004
* [http://www.playwitharena.com/?Newsticker:Archive_11 Ippolit/Robbolito/Igorrit/IvanHoe/Firebird] - Interview with [[Victor Zakharov]] from [[ChessOK|Convekta]], January 24, 2010, [[Arena|Arena Chess GUI]], News-Ticker, Page 11, 191, MD
* [http://chessok.com/?page_id=262 About - ChessOK.com]
=References=
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