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Peter Berger, a German computer chess expert, chess player and opening book author of various programs, most notable the Bringer by Gerrit Reubold and Crafty by Robert Hyatt. Peter represented and operated Crafty at three consecutive World Computer Chess Championships, the WCCC 2004 in Ramat Gan, WCCC 2005 in Reykjavik and WCCC 2006 in Turin.

=Photos & Games=

Junior - Crafty
Amir, Shay, Peter and Vincent , Junior - Crafty, WCCC 2005 [Event "WCCC 2005"] [Site "Reykjavík, Iceland"] [Date "2005.08.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Junior"] [Black "Crafty"] [Result "0-1"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O Re8 7.b4 Bb6 8.Bc4 d6 9.Nbd2 a5 10.Ng5 Rf8 11.b5 Na7 12.Qb3 Qe7 13.a4 Nh5 14.Nxf7 Rxf7 15.Nf3 h6 16.Be3 Bg4 17.Nh4 Re8 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 Nc8 20.Bd2 Nf6 21.Be6 d5 22.Rae1 Kh8 23.d4 e4 24.Bf4 Nd6 25.Be5 Nc4 26.Qd1 c6 27.Bxf7 Qxf7 28.bxc6 bxc6 29.Bf4 c5 30.Be3 cxd4 31.cxd4 Qd7 32.h3 Bc7 33.Qc2 Rb8 34.Qc3 Qxa4 35.Rb1 Rxb1 36.Rxb1 Qd7 37.Ra1 Qd6 38.g3 Qd7 39.Bc1 Qxf5 40.Kg2 Nh7 41.h4 Nf6 42.Ra2 e3 43.Qe1 Qe4+ 0-1

Fruit - Crafty
Fabien and Peter in Fruit - Crafty, WCCC 2005 [Event "WCCC 2005"] [Site "Reykjavík, Iceland"] [Date "2005.08.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Fruit"] [Black "Crafty"] [Result "1-0"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bc5 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d6 8.O-O Ng4 9.h3 Ne5 10.Na4 Bb6 11.Be2 g5 12.Qd2 h6 13.Qc3 Qf6 14.Kh1 Bb7 15.f4 gxf4 16.Bxf4 O-O 17.Rf3 Rae8 18.Bd2 Qh8 19.Rg3+ Kh7 20.Nxb6 axb6 21.Bxh6 Rg8 22.Rf1 Rg6 23.Rxg6 fxg6 24.Rf4 Kxh6 25.Rh4+ Kg7 26.Rxh8 Rxh8 27.Kh2 c5 28.Bf3 g5 29.Kg3 Kg6 30.b4 Bc6 31.bxc5 bxc5 32.a4 Rb8 33.a5 Rb4 34.a6 Kf6 35.Bg4 Bxe4 36.Qa1 Bxc2 37.Bf3 Ra4 38.Qxa4 Bxa4 39.a7 Nxf3 40.a8=Q Ne5 41.Qxa4 c6 42.Qa8 Ke7 43.Qb8 c4 44.Qc7+ Ke6 45.Qd8 c3 46.Qxg5 1-0

Crafty - Zappa
Peter, Anthony and Erdo, Crafty - Zappa, WCCC 2006 [Event "WCCC 2006"] [Site "Turin, Italy"] [Date "2006.06.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Crafty"] [Black "Zappa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nc6 6.Qe2 Nf6 7.Rd1 e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Be7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Nf3 a6 12.e5 Nd5 13.Ne4 b5 14.exd6 Bxd6 15.a4 Rab8 16.b3 Qc7 17.axb5 axb5 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.c4 bxc4 20.Ba3 Ncb4 21.bxc4 Nc3 22.Rxd6 Nxe2+ 23.Kf1 Nc3 24.Ne5 Ra8 25.Bb2 Na4 26.Rd2 f6 27.Nd7 Nxb2 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Rxb2 Nd3 30.Rb8+ Rxb8 31.Nxb8 Nc5 32.Ke2 e5 33.Ke3 Kf7 34.Nc6 Ke6 35.Nb4 f5 36.f3 Kd6 37.h3 Ne6 38.Nd3 g6 39.h4 Nc5 40.Nc1 f4+ 41.Kd2 Ne6 42.Nd3 Nd4 43.Kc3 Nf5 44.c5+ Kd5 45.Kb4 Nd4 46.Nf2 Nc2+ 47.Kb5 Na3+ 48.Kb6 Nc4+ 49.Kb5 Na3+ 50.Ka4 Nc4 51.Kb4 Ne3 52.Kb5 Nxg2 53.c6 Nxh4 54.c7 Nf5 55.Ka6 Ne7 56.Kb7 Kd6 57.Ne4+ Ke6 58.Ng5+ Kf6 59.Nxh7+ Kf5 60.Nf8 e4 61.fxe4+ Kxe4 62.Nxg6 f3 63.Nxe7 f2 64.c8=Q f1=Q 1/2-1/2

=Forum Posts=
 * CCT-3 - An operator report - Der Bringer by Peter Berger, CCC, May 28, 2001 » CCT3
 * cct4/Part 1 : Operator report for Bringer by Peter Berger, CCC, January 21, 2002
 * CCT4 - Part 2 : Operator report for Bringer by Peter Berger, CCC, January 31, 2002 » CCT4
 * cct5 - the Bringer report by Peter Berger, CCC, January 20, 2003 » CCT5
 * On Opening books in 2015 by Peter Berger, CCC, March 06, 2015 » Opening Book
 * Engines with interfaces for slightly nerdish people by Peter Berger, CCC, February 26, 2016 » User Interface

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