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Martin Thoresen, a Norwegian IT consultant and Microsoft employee, computer chess aficionado, tester, initiator, organizer, director and eponym of the Thoresen Chess Engine Competition, in 2015, when Chessdom by Anton Mihailov took over the organization, renamed as Top Chess Engines Competition. He got interested in computer chess in 2006 after watching Magnus Carlsen at the Chess World Cup in late 2005, and spent some time as part of the CCRL testing group, but thought it would be more interesting to actually watch the games, using long time control - and preferably live - so the idea of TCEC was born, first season launched in 2010.

=Forum Posts=

2007 ...

 * Test versions / private versions wanted for testing purposes by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 12, 2007
 * Searching for fairly new engines with personality-settings by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 17, 2007
 * Retiring from computer chess by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 25, 2007
 * Information on engines with learning capabilities by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 06, 2008 » Learning
 * Question(s)/tips/discussion about RomiChess by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 06, 2008 » RomiChess

2010 ...
2011 2012
 * n/s speed of search through Wb2Uci - need some clarification by Martin Thoresen, CCC, February 01, 2010 » Nodes per Second
 * Move time remaining (webpage related) - for live broadcast by Martin Thoresen, CCC, July 15, 2010
 * Which match pair next? For the long TC matches. POLL! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, July 26, 2010
 * Premiere: www.tcec-chess.org re-launched! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 13, 2010
 * To hyperthread or not to hyperthread (Crafty tested) by Martin Thoresen, CCC, October 24, 2010 » Crafty, Thread
 * TCEC relaunched! New rules, Divisions ++ MUST READ! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, November 30, 2010
 * Should TCEC switch to Ponder = ON ? by Martin Thoresen, CCC, December 01, 2010 » Pondering
 * TCEC Announcement - Season 2 information! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, February 05, 2011
 * TCEC SEASON 3 - All info by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 25, 2011
 * TCEC announcement: End of project by Martin Thoresen, CCC, May 28, 2011
 * TCEC - general interest? by Martin Thoresen, CCC, June 18, 2012

2013 ...
2014
 * TCEC resurrection - need to decide between ponder ON or OFF by Martin Thoresen, CCC, January 01, 2013
 * Regarding hyperthreads or not for TNGCC, here are my results by Martin Thoresen, CCC, January 03, 2013 » Thread
 * Official (re)launch of TCEC - website is up! by Martin Thoresen, CCC, January 12, 2013
 * Interview with Don Dailey by Martin Thoresen, CCC, April 07, 2013 » Don Dailey
 * Interview with Robert Houdart by Martin Thoresen, CCC, May 13, 2013 » Robert Houdart
 * TCEC and Chessdom announces partnership + start of Season 2 by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 15, 2013
 * nTCEC Season 2 information + changes by Martin Thoresen, CCC, August 19, 2013
 * Great new Carlsen documentary by Martin Thoresen, CCC, November 04, 2013
 * Dear all TCEC fans: New website up. Season 6 -> 7th of February by Martin Thoresen, CCC, February 05, 2014 » TCEC Season 6
 * TCEC Season 7 - Main Thread by Martin Thoresen, CCC, September 17, 2014 » TCEC Season 7

=External Links=
 * Interview with Martin Thoresen – organizer and director of TCEC by Davorin Kuljasevic, Chessdom, May 28, 2014
 * Martin Thoresen's World Chess Championship by Christopher Chabris, January 10, 2015 » TCEC Season 7

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