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[[FILE:smirf-system.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=http://fennetic.net/smirf/smirf.html| Smirf-system <ref>[http://fennetic.net/smirf/smirf.html smirf] by [http://fennetic.net/ Fenn Lipkowitz]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_system Lorenz system from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''SMIRF''',<br/>
[[Various Classifications#Acronym|acronym]] for "Strategiespielprogramm Mit Intelligent Rückkoppelnden Funktionen" (German for ''Strategic Game Program With Intelligent Recursing Facilities''), a chess program by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]] with an own [[GUI]] running under [[Windows]].
Beside orthodox chess, SMIRF focused on [[Chess#Variants|chess variants]] on 8x8 and 10x8 [[Chessboard|boards]], in particular [[Chess960]], [[Gothic Chess]], [[Capablanca Chess]] and Scharnagl's own invention, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capablanca_random_chess Capablanca random chess].
A technique dubbed ''adaptive recursive feed-back'' implements a kind of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_theory closed loop control] to shape the [[Search Tree|tree]]. SMIRF was distributed as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware shareware] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=479262 SMIRF licencing] by Robert Hollay, [[CCC]], January 13, 2006</ref> and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donationware donationware].
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:SmirfThink10x8.png|none|border|text-bottom|640px|link=http://www.geocities.ws/smirf.chess/]]
SMIRF [[GUI]] with 10x8 Board <ref>[http://www.geocities.ws/smirf.chess/ SMIRF Chess Program - Unofficial Web site - Fischer Random Chess, Capablanca Chess]</ref>
=Forum Posts=
==2004==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=194 Will Smirf's Source be published?] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], October 08, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=403318 Re:On SMIRF] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], December 30, 2004
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429840 Re: SMIRF facing Zugzwang] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], June 05, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=430745 New Smirf Beta BC-062] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], June 12, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=452486 New SMIRF beta free including October] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], September 30, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=479262 SMIRF licencing] by Robert Hollay, [[CCC]], January 13, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=484973 New SMIRF Beta Version 1.49] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], February 07, 2006
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13472 "SMIRF".......Snifff.......Coff coff] by [[Fernando Villegas|fernando]], [[CCC]], April 29, 2007
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24798 New Smirf Engine MS-175e] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], November 09, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27837 SMIRF slightly modified] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], May 10, 2009
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31355 New SMIRF version MS-175w for project supporters] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], December 30, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://expr-i0.net/openchess/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1685 SMIRF donation version downloadable again] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl|Octopus]], [[Computer Chess Forums|OpenChess Forum]], October 30, 2011
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42111 SMIRF engine project terminated] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], January 22, 2012
* [http://www.open-chess.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1906 Smirf 8x8/10x8 on USB Stick] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl|Octopus]], [[Computer Chess Forums|OpenChess Forum]], March 16, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48370 Non-Hi-End SMIRF 8x8 and 10x8 GUI + Engine 178e] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], June 21, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53864 Little progress on SMIRF's successor program] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], September 28, 2014
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [http://www.geocities.ws/smirf.chess/ SMIRF Chess Program - Unofficial Web site - Fischer Random Chess, Capablanca Chess]
* [http://kirr.homeunix.org/chess/engines/Norbert's%20collection/Smirf%20BC%20173g%20X%20-%20Smirfoglot%20Adapter%20wb/ Smirf-Donate] collected by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], hosted by [[Kirill Kryukov]]
* [http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/smirf.html Smirfoglot] by [[Harm Geert Muller]]
==Misc==
* [http://fennetic.net/smirf/smirf.html smirf] by [http://fennetic.net/ Fenn Lipkowitz]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Acronym]]
[[Category:Chess960]]
[[FILE:smirf-system.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=http://fennetic.net/smirf/smirf.html| Smirf-system <ref>[http://fennetic.net/smirf/smirf.html smirf] by [http://fennetic.net/ Fenn Lipkowitz]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_system Lorenz system from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''SMIRF''',<br/>
[[Various Classifications#Acronym|acronym]] for "Strategiespielprogramm Mit Intelligent Rückkoppelnden Funktionen" (German for ''Strategic Game Program With Intelligent Recursing Facilities''), a chess program by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]] with an own [[GUI]] running under [[Windows]].
Beside orthodox chess, SMIRF focused on [[Chess#Variants|chess variants]] on 8x8 and 10x8 [[Chessboard|boards]], in particular [[Chess960]], [[Gothic Chess]], [[Capablanca Chess]] and Scharnagl's own invention, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capablanca_random_chess Capablanca random chess].
A technique dubbed ''adaptive recursive feed-back'' implements a kind of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_theory closed loop control] to shape the [[Search Tree|tree]]. SMIRF was distributed as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware shareware] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=479262 SMIRF licencing] by Robert Hollay, [[CCC]], January 13, 2006</ref> and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donationware donationware].
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:SmirfThink10x8.png|none|border|text-bottom|640px|link=http://www.geocities.ws/smirf.chess/]]
SMIRF [[GUI]] with 10x8 Board <ref>[http://www.geocities.ws/smirf.chess/ SMIRF Chess Program - Unofficial Web site - Fischer Random Chess, Capablanca Chess]</ref>
=Forum Posts=
==2004==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=194 Will Smirf's Source be published?] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], October 08, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=403318 Re:On SMIRF] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], December 30, 2004
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=429840 Re: SMIRF facing Zugzwang] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], June 05, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=430745 New Smirf Beta BC-062] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], June 12, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=452486 New SMIRF beta free including October] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], September 30, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=479262 SMIRF licencing] by Robert Hollay, [[CCC]], January 13, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=484973 New SMIRF Beta Version 1.49] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], February 07, 2006
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13472 "SMIRF".......Snifff.......Coff coff] by [[Fernando Villegas|fernando]], [[CCC]], April 29, 2007
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24798 New Smirf Engine MS-175e] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], November 09, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27837 SMIRF slightly modified] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], May 10, 2009
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31355 New SMIRF version MS-175w for project supporters] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], December 30, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://expr-i0.net/openchess/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1685 SMIRF donation version downloadable again] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl|Octopus]], [[Computer Chess Forums|OpenChess Forum]], October 30, 2011
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42111 SMIRF engine project terminated] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], January 22, 2012
* [http://www.open-chess.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1906 Smirf 8x8/10x8 on USB Stick] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl|Octopus]], [[Computer Chess Forums|OpenChess Forum]], March 16, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48370 Non-Hi-End SMIRF 8x8 and 10x8 GUI + Engine 178e] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], June 21, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53864 Little progress on SMIRF's successor program] by [[Reinhard Scharnagl]], [[CCC]], September 28, 2014
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [http://www.geocities.ws/smirf.chess/ SMIRF Chess Program - Unofficial Web site - Fischer Random Chess, Capablanca Chess]
* [http://kirr.homeunix.org/chess/engines/Norbert's%20collection/Smirf%20BC%20173g%20X%20-%20Smirfoglot%20Adapter%20wb/ Smirf-Donate] collected by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], hosted by [[Kirill Kryukov]]
* [http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/smirf.html Smirfoglot] by [[Harm Geert Muller]]
==Misc==
* [http://fennetic.net/smirf/smirf.html smirf] by [http://fennetic.net/ Fenn Lipkowitz]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Acronym]]
[[Category:Chess960]]
