Albert Bertilsson

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Albert Bertilsson, a Swedish computer scientist, programmer and consultant/architect on the Microsoft .NET framework. Albert is author of the chess engines #Chess, written entierly in C#, and Sharper written in C++. In December 2003, Albert started a distributed project to calculate perft(11) of the initial position, taking over a week to calculate.

=Forum Posts=

February ...

 * How many chess programmers earn their living from it, and how? by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, February 11, 2003
 * To Uri, about perft speeds by Albert Bertilsson, Winboard Forum, February 14, 2003 » Perft
 * Perft 9, confirmed by Sharper too... by Albert Bertilsson, Winboard Forum, February 16, 2003
 * Why have a UnMakeMove or UndoMove function (not as stupid as it sounds)? by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, February 24, 2003 » Unmake Move
 * First mate in 2, then mate in 3 by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, March 03, 2003 » Checkmate
 * Adding knowledge to the evaluation, what am I doing wrong? by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, March 13, 2003
 * WACNEW 40% less fails when Sharper get 12x the time by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, March 17, 2003 » Win at Chess
 * What's best low BF or good WAC result? by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, March 18, 2003 » Branching Factor
 * Buggy check extensions, back to square one =(. by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, March 20, 2003 » Check Extensions

April ...

 * Rules of thumb for strength estimation? by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, April 25, 2003 » Playing Strength
 * Problem with extending to maxdepth by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, June 26, 2003 » Extensions
 * Improvements in BF makes my MoveGen suck =( by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, June 26, 2003 » Branching Factor, Move Generation
 * Program settings (Re: Programmers Should Take A Cue From Chessmaster) by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, July 04, 2003 » Sharper, Piece-Square Tables
 * How stable is stable enough for you? by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, July 24, 2003
 * Highest perft for initial position? by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, November 07, 2003 » Perft
 * Perft(10) verified by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, December 09, 2003
 * Distributed perft project by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, December 09, 2003
 * Distributed perft, current standings and trends by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, December 12, 2003

2004

 * Newer version of Sharper is available by Albert Bertilsson, Winboard Forum, January 11, 2004
 * Improving the endgame of my engine by Albert Bertilsson, CCC, April 08, 2004 » Endgame

=External Links=
 * Albert's notes on development and performance
 * #Chess (Wayback Machine)
 * Sharper (Wayback Machine)
 * Distributed Perft Project (Wayback Machine)

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