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'''Albert Silver''',<br/>
a Brazilian independent information services professional, chess player <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=394356 Re: Question to Albert Silver] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], November 03, 2004</ref>,
chess and computer chess journalist, aficionado, tester and expert, from 1999 - 2002 affiliated with [[ChessOK|Convekta]] as software designer for [[Chess Assistant]],
and editor and writer at [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]] <ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/author/albert-silver Albert Silver] from [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=411947&t=39520 Re: Rybka disqualified and banned from World Computer Chess] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], June 29, 2011</ref>.
He is author the ''Silver Openings Suite'' <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=480385 Silver Suite - Full (PGN)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], January 17, 2006</ref> and the ''Silver Gambit Suite'' <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32652 NEW Silver Gambit Suite] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], February 16, 2010</ref> <ref>[https://en.chessbase.com/post/test-your-engines-the-silver-openings-suite Test your engines – the Silver Openings Suite] from [[ChessBase|ChessBase.news]], February 23, 2010</ref> meant to be used in [[Engine Testing#Matches|test matches]] between [[Engines|engines]], and served as moderator in [[CCC]].

=Deus X=
Fascinated by the development initiated by [[DeepMind]] with [[AlphaGo]] and [[AlphaZero]], and the AlphaZero inspired open source community project [[Leela Chess Zero]], combining [[Deep Learning|Deep learning]] techniques with [[Monte-Carlo Tree Search]],
Albert Silver made his own experiments to train the [[Neural Networks|network]], relaxing the "Zero" paradigm of pure [[Reinforcement Learning|reinforcement learning]] from ground up,
but [[Supervised Learning|supervised learning]], feeding in high quality games played by other strong chess playing entities.
His [[Leela Chess Zero#Lc0|Lc0]] derivative dubbed [[Deus X]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68094 TCEC season 13, 2 NN engines will be participating, Leela and Deus X] by Nay Lin Tun, [[CCC]], July 28, 2018</ref> won the [[PT 54]] and became prototype of the commercial [[ChessBase]] cloud project [[Fat Fritz]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71540 'Deus X' Unveiled as FAT FRITZ PROJECT...] by supersharp77, [[CCC]], August 13, 2019</ref>.

=Selected Articles=
==2010 ...==
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/test-your-engines-the-silver-openings-suite Test your engines – the Silver Openings Suite] from [[ChessBase|ChessBase.news]], February 23, 2010
'''2011'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/computer-survival-guide-for-che-players Computer survival guide for chess players] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 22, 2011
'''2012'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-online-for-android-creating-a-specific-book ChessBase Online for Android – Creating a specific book] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 18, 2012
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/playche-on-android-review Playchess on Android review] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 05, 2012
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/houdini-3-the-new-king-of-the-block-part-one- Houdini 3: the new king of the block (part one)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 13, 2012 » [[Houdini]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/houdini-3-analyzing-in-the-cloud-part-two- Houdini 3: Analyzing in the cloud (part two)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 17, 2012
'''2013'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/cb-for-android-analyzing-your-games-110713 CB for Android: Analyzing your games] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 10, 2013
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/lending-your-private-cloud-engine Lending your private Cloud Engine] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 28, 2013
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/engines-and-endgame-tablebases Engines and endgame tablebases] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 12, 2013 » [[Endgame Tablebases]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-1-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 1/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 22, 2013 » [[ChessBase (Database)]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-2-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 2/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 26, 2013
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-3-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 3/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 29, 2013
'''2014'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/introducing-the-online-chessbase-database Introducing the online ChessBase database] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 17, 2014
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/analyzing-your-games-with-fritz-part-one Analyzing your games with Fritz (Part one)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 02, 2014 » [[Fritz]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/analyzing-your-games-with-fritz-part-two Analyzing your games with Fritz (Part two)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 04, 2014
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/analyzing-your-games-with-fritz-part-three Analyzing your games with Fritz (Part three)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 07, 2014
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-8-the-smartphone-vs-desktop-challenge Komodo 8: the smartphone vs desktop challenge] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 24, 2014 » [[Komodo#8|Komodo 8]], [[Android]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/analyzing-games-with-komodo-part-one Analyzing games with Komodo (Part one)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 12, 2014 » [[Komodo]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/analyzing-games-with-komodo-part-two Analyzing games with Komodo (Part two)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 13, 2014
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-13-everything-you-wanted-to-know ChessBase 13: everything you wanted to know] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 22, 2014 » [[ChessBase (Database)]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-8-deep-blue-revisited-part-one Komodo 8: Deep Blue revisited (part one)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 26, 2014 » [[Komodo]], [[Deep Blue]], [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54759 Komodo 8: Deep Blue revisited (1/2)] by [[Graham Banks]], [[CCC]], December 27, 2014</ref>
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-8-deep-blue-revisited-part-two Komodo 8: Deep Blue revisited (part two)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 31, 2014
==2015 ...==
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-8-deep-blue-revisited-part-three Komodo 8: Deep Blue revisited (part three)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 09, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-online-3d-boards-and-fritz-14 ChessBase Online: 3D boards and Fritz 14] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 01, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/syzygy-tablebases-newest-fastest-smallest Syzygy Tablebases: newest, fastest, smallest] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 08, 2015 » [[Syzygy Bases]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/syzygy-tablebases-maximizing-performance Syzygy tablebases: maximizing performance] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 10, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/mygames-free-cloud-database-on-the-web-1-2 MyGames: free Cloud Database on the web (1/2)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 15, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/mygames-free-cloud-database-on-the-web-2-2 MyGames: free Cloud Database on the web (2/2)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 18, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/deep-blue-s-cheating-move Deep Blue's cheating move] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 19, 2015 » [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/cloud-database-saving-and-updating-your-games Cloud Database: saving and updating your games] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 21, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/deep-fritz-14-now-with-chessbase-for-android Deep Fritz 14 now with ChessBase for Android] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 23, 2015 » [[Fritz]], [[Android]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/musical-giants-and-chess Musical giants and chess] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], March 14, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/bbc-radio-talks-with-john-nunn BBC Radio talks with John Nunn] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], April 11, 2015 » [[John Nunn]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/online-database-preparing-against-a-player Online Database: preparing against a player] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 01, 2015 » [[ChessBase (Database)]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-larger-text-and-bigger-board ChessBase: larger text and bigger board] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 06, 2015
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-world-s-smallest-chess-engines The world's smallest chess engines] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 23, 2015 » [[1K ZX Chess]], [[BootChess]], [[Toledo|Toledo Nanochess]], [[Micro-Max]]
'''2016'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/fritz-15-engine-questions-and-answers Fritz 15 engine - questions and answers] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 04, 2016 » [[Fritz]], [[Vasik Rajlich]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/alphago-vs-lee-sedol-history-in-the-making AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol: history in the making] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], March 13, 2016 » [[AlphaGo]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-birth-of-a-chess-engine Komodo: Birth of a chess engine] by [https://en.chessbase.com/author/priyadarshan-banjan Priyadarshan Banjan] and [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 20, 2016 » [[Komodo]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/machine-creativity-what-it-is-and-what-it-isn-t Machine creativity: what it is and what it isn't] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 28, 2016 » [[AlphaGo]], [[Artificial Intelligence#MachineCreativity|Machine Creativity]] <ref>[[Shay Bushinsky]] ('''2009'''). ''[http://www.aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/article/view/2255 Deus Ex Machina— A Higher Creative Species in the Game of Chess]''. [[AAAI#AIMAG|AI Magazine]], Vol. 30, No. 3</ref>
'''2017'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/amd-releases-new-ryzen-processor AMD releases new Ryzen processor] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], March 03, 2017 » [[AMD]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/using-your-home-chess-engine-anytime-anywhere Using your home chess engine anytime, anywhere] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 09, 2017
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-future-is-here-alphazero-learns-chess The future is here – AlphaZero learns chess] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 06, 2017 » [[AlphaZero]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/fritz-16-a-fun-and-instructive-opponent Fritz 16 — a fun and instructive opponent] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 11, 2017 » [[Fritz]]
'''2018'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-full-alphazero-paper-is-published-at-long-last Inside the (deep) mind of AlphaZero] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 07, 2018
'''2019'''
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/fat-fritz-what-on-earth-is-that Fat Fritz – What on Earth is that?] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 13, 2019
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/fat-fritz-and-the-kid Fat Fritz and the KID] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 26, 2019

=Forum Posts=
==1998 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=13605 LCT II results of Reb9, F5, and H6 on K6/233] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], January 03, 1998 » [[LCT II]], [[Rebel]], [[Fritz]], [[Hiarcs]]
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=351476 Was the List 5.12 issue ever cleared?] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], February 26, 2004 » [[List (Program)|List]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=378283 ProbCut: An Effective Selective Extension of the Alpha-Beta Algorithm] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], July 21, 2004 » [[ProbCut]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=378618 Chess training with software - from 2200 to 2400+ in 2 years] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], July 23, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=394356 Re: Question to Albert Silver] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], November 03, 2004
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=480044 Request for CEBoard and PocketGrandmaster] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], January 16, 2006 » [[PocketGrandmaster]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22581 Rybka 3: The dark truth behind the hype] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], July 25, 2008 » [[Rybka]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23898 Personal test position: Can you see the follow-up?] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], September 23, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29263 Running chess engine(s) from a pendrive] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], August 05, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31965 Clarification requested] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], January 24, 2010
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32872 New Chess Course software by ChessOk] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], February 24, 2010 » [[ChessOk]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36979 GUI idea: Testing until certainty] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], December 07, 2010
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40562 Grandmaster prefers Stockfish evals] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], September 29, 2011 » [[Stockfish]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40996 Intel vs AMD: which does your engine prefer?] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], November 04, 2011 » [[Intel]], [[AMD]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41655 IPON ratings calculation] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], December 29, 2011 » [[IPON]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43870 Cloud Engine computing] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], May 28, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47282 Free Playchess accounts for original engine authors] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], February 20, 2013 » [[Playchess]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47706 Hybrid Memory Cube effect on computer chess] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], April 05, 2013 » [[Memory]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Memory_Cube Hybrid Memory Cube from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47768 Complete 7-piece tablebases are out!] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], April 12, 2013 » [[Lomonosov Tablebases]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48574 Publish your engine for ChessBase on Android] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], July 06, 2013 » [[ChessBase]], [[Android]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49040 Stockfish 4 - Win x64 and Linux binaries (official)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], August 21, 2013 » [[Stockfish]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49660 DGT and Android (or iPhone)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], October 10, 2013 » [[DGT Board]], [[Android]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50149&start=25 Re: New Fritz author?] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], November 20, 2013 » [[Fritz]], [[Frans Morsch]]
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67469 WAC cleaned and revised (201 positions)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], May 16, 2018 » [[Win at Chess]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67492 Leela makes Tal proud] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], May 18, 2018
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=67529 CLOP in cutechess-cli debug] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], May 22, 2018 » [[CLOP]], [[Cutechess-cli]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67631 Graphs of evolution of Leela's openings] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], June 02, 2018 » [[Leela Chess Zero]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67646 New CLOP settings give Leela huge tactics boost] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], June 04, 2018 » [[CLOP]], [[Leela Chess Zero]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69463&start=1 Re: Deus X Neural Network Progress] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], January 03, 2019

==Silver Openings Suite==
{{Silver Openings Suite}}
==Silver Test Positions==
{{Albert Silver's Test Positions}}
=External Links=
* [https://br.linkedin.com/in/albert-silver-8a7a8a22 Albert Silver | LinkedIn]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/author/albert-silver Albert Silver] from [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]]
* [http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2102250 Silver, Albert Winston - FIDE Chess Profile]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/124992764@N04/albums/with/72157666421568705 Albert Silver’s albums | Flickr]

=References=
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