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John Hamlen, A long time financial industry veteran, and founder of The Financial Industry Network. He holds a B.Sc. degree in computer and microprocessor systems from University of Essex in 1988, and a Masters degree in computer science from Queen Mary, University of London in 1989. As computer chess and games programmer, John is author of the computer chess program Woodpusher and the Go playing program DumbGo.

=Photos & Games= John Hamlen and Gerd Isenberg, WCCC 2004 [Event "12th World Computer Chess Championship"] [Site "Ramat-Gan, Israel"] [Date "2004.07.04"] [Round "1"] [White "WoodPusher 1997"] [Black "IsiChess"] [Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.b3 Nf6 4.Bb2 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.dxc3 Nf6 12.Qd4 Qc7 13.Qc5 Bf5 14.Nd4 Be4 15.f3 Bd5 16.e4 b6 17.Qa3 e5 18.Nc2 Be6 19.Rad1 Rad8 20.Nb4 c5 21.Na6 Qc6 22.Qb2 b5 23.Qa3 Qb6 24.Nxc5 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Nd7 26.b4 Rc8 27.Qa6 Nxc5 28.Qxb6 axb6 29.bxc5 Rxc5 30.Rd6 Rxc3 31.Bxb5 Rc1+ 32.Kf2 Rc2+ 33.Kg3 Rxa2 34.Rxb6 g5 35.Ba6 h5 36.h3 h4+ 37.Kh2 Rd2 38.Bb7 Bc4 39.Kg1 Rd8 40.Rc6 Be6 41.Rc2 Rd7 42.Ba6 Rd1+ 43.Kf2 Rb1 44.Ke3 Rb6 45.Bd3 Rb3 46.Ke2 Kg6 47.Rc5 Rb2+ 48.Rc2 Rb6 49.Kf2 Rb3 50.Ke3 Rb1 51.Rc5 Rb2 52.Be2 f6 53.Rc6 Ba2 54.Rd6 Bf7 55.Rd2 Rb3+ 56.Rd3 Rb7 57.Rc3 Rb2 58.Kf2 Bb3 59.Ke3 Ba2 1/2-1/2

=Selected Publications=
 * John Hamlen (1995). 8th World Computer Chess Championship. Selective Search 59, pp. 21 » WCCC 1995
 * John Hamlen, Mathias Feist (1997). Report on the 15th World Microcomputer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4 » WMCCC 1997
 * John Hamlen (2004). Seven Year Itch. ICGA Journal, Vol. 27, No. 4
 * John Hamlen (2012). Game Over for the Woodpusher Experiment: 7+7=0. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1

=External Links=
 * John Hamlen's Page - OpenCoffee Club
 * John Hamlen's ICGA Tournaments
 * John Hamlen from LinkedIn
 * John Hamlen from Facebook

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