Folkert van Heusden

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Folkert van Heusden, a Dutch software developer. As open source and game programmer, Folkert is author of the experimental chess programs Pos and DeepBrutePos, both written in Java. A incarnation of DeepBrutePos, running on a system with an UDOO computer and seven Raspberry Pi calculating nodes is dubbed PuppetMaster. Former chess programs were Embla (in 2016 incorporated inside a self made chess computer board based on a Raspberry Pi 3 ), CPP1, Bullucks and QueenBee. His latest chess engine, first released in June 2019, is the UCI compliant Micah. He started writing chess programs on May 21, 1996 (aprox 14:30). He further wrote the Go playing program Stop. Other new chess programs: Feeks and CaffeinatedPawn

=Forum Posts=

2012 ...

 * move generation speed by Folkert van Heusden, Winboard Forum, January 03, 2012 » Move Generation
 * what on earth by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, July 09, 2012
 * transposition tables by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, July 23, 2013 » Transposition Table
 * raspberry pi cluster versus fairymax by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 31, 2013 » Raspberry Pi
 * Re: CSVN 1st Open Internet Tournament: Results and games by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, May 12, 2014
 * std::vector<> considered harmful by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, September 25, 2014 » Move List, Array

2015 ...
2016 2017 2018
 * creating an opening book by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, June 24, 2015 » Opening Book
 * Embla by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, August 26, 2015
 * Embla 0.7.1 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, December 08, 2015
 * late move reduction by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, January 21, 2016 » Late Move Reductions
 * Embla 0.8 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, February 13, 2016
 * Embla 0.9 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, March 03, 2016
 * threading by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, March 03, 2016 » Thread
 * chess computer board by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, April 27, 2016 » Embla Board
 * cluster versus single server by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, April 28, 2016 » Engine Testing
 * improving iid by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, January 06, 2017 » Internal Iterative Deepening
 * cut nodes by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 18, 2017 » Cut-Nodes
 * PVS & Embla by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 19, 2017 » Principal Variation Search, Embla
 * tuning for the uninformed by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, November 23, 2017 » Automated Tuning
 * texel tuning by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, June 01, 2018 » Texel's Tuning Method
 * Re: Lazy SMP ideas by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 03, 2018 » Lazy SMP, Aspiration Windows
 * easy move? by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 19, 2018 » Time Management
 * open files and diagonals by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, June 21, 2019 » Open File

=External Links=
 * flok99 (Folkert van Heusden) · GitHub (as of November 2020, no longer available)
 * www.vanheusden.com (as of November 2020, no longer available)
 * www.vanheusden.com - Computer Chess (as of November 2020, no longer available)
 * Data-mining on the game of chess (as of November 2020, no longer available)
 * Embla based chess computer by Folkert van Heusden (as of November 2020, no longer available)
 * van Heusden, Folkert from computer-go.info

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