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Frank Schneider, a German computer scientist and chess programmer. Along with co-author Kai Skibbe, Frank is primary author of the chess engines GromitChess, Anaconda and PocketGrandmaster for Windows Pocket PCs and mobiles. He is further author of Ginkgo, debutant at the WCCC 2015 in Leiden, and author of Fritz 17, released in November 2019.

=Photos=

Workshop Jena 2008
Eiko Bleicher, Frank Schneider, Chrilly Donninger, Karsten Müller

WCCC 2015
WCCC 2015, Jonny vs. Ginkgo, Johannes Zwanzger and Frank Schneider with Ginkgo shirt. Komodo vs. Fridolin in the background with Christian Sommerfeld, Erdogan Günes and  Mark Lefler

=Publications=
 * Frank Schneider (2001). Deep Junior wins the 18th World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICGA Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3 » WMCCC 2001, Deep Junior
 * Frank Schneider (2018). ICGA chess in Stockholm: A player perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3 » WCCC 2018, GridGinkgo

=Forum Posts=
 * IDL interfaces for chess by Frank Schneider, CCC, February 20, 1998
 * A new selective heuristic? by Frank Schneider, CCC, June 21, 1998 » Reductions
 * Singular Extensions, Nullmove deepsearch by Frank Schneider, CCC, February 16, 1999 » Null Move Pruning, Singular Extensions
 * PocketGrandmaster 1.1 released by Frank Schneider, CCC, December 19, 2001 » PocketGrandmaster

=External Links=
 * Frank Schneider's ICGA Tournaments
 * Meet the Authors by Ed Schröder
 * ...weil Chess960 Leben ins Schach bringt Die Computer Schach Experten Frank Schneider und Kai Skibbe im Interview (German)
 * Workshop Jena 2008: Analysis, Design, and Programming of Games pictorial report by Ingo Althöfer

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