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'''Quark''',<br/> | '''Quark''',<br/> | ||
− | a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compatible chess engine by [[Thomas Mayer]], written in [[Cpp|C++]]. Beside using [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]], Quark used to improve about 100 Elo in implementing a [[Transposition Table|transposition table]], [[Null Move Pruning|null move pruning]] and an advanced [[Evaluation|evaluation]] along with various speed improvements <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4441&start=5 Re: Best feature?] by [[Thomas Mayer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 02, 2006</ref>. | + | a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compatible chess engine by [[Thomas Mayer]], written in [[Cpp|C++]]. Beside using [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]], Quark used to improve about 100 Elo each in implementing a [[Transposition Table|transposition table]], [[Null Move Pruning|null move pruning]] and an advanced [[Evaluation|evaluation]] along with various speed improvements <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4441&start=5 Re: Best feature?] by [[Thomas Mayer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 02, 2006</ref>. |
Over the board, Quark played the [[WCCC 2003|11th World Computer Chess Championship]] in Graz 2003 <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=120 Quark's ICGA Tournaments]</ref>, | Over the board, Quark played the [[WCCC 2003|11th World Computer Chess Championship]] in Graz 2003 <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=120 Quark's ICGA Tournaments]</ref>, | ||
as well as various [[IPCCC|IPCCCs]] in Paderborn, [[Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship]], [[International CSVN Tournament]] <ref>[http://www.quarkchess.de/csvn2001/body_index.html 1st CSVN-Tournament 2001]</ref> in Leiden and the [[BELCT 2001]] <ref>[http://www.quarkchess.de/belct/ BELCT 2001 Berlin is worth a trip!]</ref> in Berlin. | as well as various [[IPCCC|IPCCCs]] in Paderborn, [[Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship]], [[International CSVN Tournament]] <ref>[http://www.quarkchess.de/csvn2001/body_index.html 1st CSVN-Tournament 2001]</ref> in Leiden and the [[BELCT 2001]] <ref>[http://www.quarkchess.de/belct/ BELCT 2001 Berlin is worth a trip!]</ref> in Berlin. | ||
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=Forum Posts= | =Forum Posts= | ||
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=159328 Quark v1.22] by [[Thomas Mayer]], [[CCC]], March 19, 2001 | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=159328 Quark v1.22] by [[Thomas Mayer]], [[CCC]], March 19, 2001 | ||
− | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=170671 Re: Leiden: Tao-Quark 1-0 stunning opening] by [[Theo van der Storm]], [[CCC]], May 20, 2001 » [[Tao]] | + | * [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=33797 Quark and Leiden] by [[Stefan Knappe]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], May 18, 2001 » [[ICT 2001]] |
+ | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=170671 Re: Leiden: Tao-Quark 1-0 stunning opening] by [[Theo van der Storm]], [[CCC]], May 20, 2001 » [[ICT 2001]], [[Tao]] | ||
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=171133 The Game: Chessmaster - Quark] by [[Dann Corbit]], [[CCC]], May 22, 2001 » [[Chessmaster]] | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=171133 The Game: Chessmaster - Quark] by [[Dann Corbit]], [[CCC]], May 22, 2001 » [[Chessmaster]] | ||
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=188219 Quark v1.50] by [[Thomas Mayer]], [[CCC]], September 10, 2001 | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=188219 Quark v1.50] by [[Thomas Mayer]], [[CCC]], September 10, 2001 | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 20 November 2020
Quark,
a Chess Engine Communication Protocol compatible chess engine by Thomas Mayer, written in C++. Beside using alpha-beta, Quark used to improve about 100 Elo each in implementing a transposition table, null move pruning and an advanced evaluation along with various speed improvements [2].
Over the board, Quark played the 11th World Computer Chess Championship in Graz 2003 [3],
as well as various IPCCCs in Paderborn, Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship, International CSVN Tournament [4] in Leiden and the BELCT 2001 [5] in Berlin.
It further played multiple CCT Tournaments.
Contents
Source Code
Quarks first lines, Quote by Thomas Mayer [6]:
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // QuarkChess //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // My First Program in C++ //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Author : Thomas Mayer // eMail : thomas.j.mayer@t-online.de // startet: 9th November 2000 // Previous versions: Some PommiChess - Basic and Pascal... Back to 1985 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Current Version: 1.68alpha //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Last Change: 7th January 2002 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See also
Forum Posts
- Quark v1.22 by Thomas Mayer, CCC, March 19, 2001
- Quark and Leiden by Stefan Knappe, Winboard Forum, May 18, 2001 » ICT 2001
- Re: Leiden: Tao-Quark 1-0 stunning opening by Theo van der Storm, CCC, May 20, 2001 » ICT 2001, Tao
- The Game: Chessmaster - Quark by Dann Corbit, CCC, May 22, 2001 » Chessmaster
- Quark v1.50 by Thomas Mayer, CCC, September 10, 2001
- CCT4 Tao/Quark by Bas Hamstra, CCC, January 26, 2002 » CCT4, Tao
- Quark 2.35 draw claim bug by Igor Korshunov, Winboard Forum, March 28, 2005 » Draw
- Re: Best feature? by Thomas Mayer, Winboard Forum, March 02, 2006
- WinBoard & Chessclub.com by Thomas Mayer, Winboard Forum, January 25, 2010 » WinBoard
External Links
Chess Engine
- Quark by Thomas Mayer
- Quark's ICGA Tournaments
- The chess games of Quark (Computer) from chessgames.com
- Index of /chess/engines/Norbert's collection/QuarkChess (Compilation) collected by Norbert Raimund Leisner, hosted by Kirill Kryukov
Misc
- Quark (cheese) at Wikipedia
- Quark, a generic type of physical particle from Wikipedia
- Quarks - X resources from Wikipedia
- The Quark kernel from Wikipedia
- Quark, Inc. from Wikipedia
- Quark (anthology series) from Wikipedia
- Quark a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Wikipedia
- List of Doctor Who robots from Wikipedia
- Peugeot Quark from Wikipedia
- Die Ärzte - Quark 1993, YouTube Video
References
- ↑ Pellkartoffeln mit Quark und Leinöl, Image by Dr. Bernd Gross, December 20, 2014, see Diskussion:Quark mit Leinöl/Archiv (German), Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ Re: Best feature? by Thomas Mayer, Winboard Forum, March 02, 2006
- ↑ Quark's ICGA Tournaments
- ↑ 1st CSVN-Tournament 2001
- ↑ BELCT 2001 Berlin is worth a trip!
- ↑ Re: CCT4 Tao/Quark by Thomas Mayer, CCC, January 26, 2002