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'''Bringer''' (Der Bringer),<br/>
a chess program running under [[Windows]] developed by [[Gerrit Reubold]], written in [[Cpp|C++]] using the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Foundation_Class_Library Microsoft Foundation Classes] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=54667 Free chessprogram "Bringer 1.3", fixed version ready for download] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], June 07, 1999</ref>. Bringer brings its own [[GUI]], and further supports the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol|WinBoard Protocol]] <ref>[http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list#dead_engine_list Dead Engine List] from [http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=home Computer-Chess Wiki] by [[Ron Murawski]]</ref>.
Bringer applies [[Check Extensions|check]] and [[Recapture Extensions|recapture extensions]], and further extends to detect perpetual checks, on [[Passed Pawn Extensions|pushing passers]] to 6th or 7th rank, if there is [[One Reply Extensions|only one move]], and on [[Mate Threat Extensions|severe threats]].
It also did some negative extension, aka [[Pruning|pruning]] and [[Razoring|razoring]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=115020 Re: The Scalable Search Test / Results of "Der Bringer"] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], June 18, 2000</ref>, and since '''Bringer 1.8''' performs [[Static Exchange Evaluation|smart exchange evaluation]] to avoid calculating obviously bad moves near the tips.
=Tournament Play=
Bringer played the [[BELCT 2001]] over the board, operated by [[:Category:Opening Book Author|opening book author]] [[Peter Berger]], and further five early [[CCT Tournaments]], the [[CCT1]], [[CCT3]], [[CCT4]], [[CCT5]], and finally the [[CCT6]].
=Forum Posts=
==1999==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=51827 new program for download] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], May 15, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=54260 new version of chessprogram "Bringer 1.3" for free download] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], June 04, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=54667 Free chessprogram "Bringer 1.3", fixed version ready for download] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], June 07, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=63950 Bringer 1,5] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], August 08, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=95840 New version of chess program Bringer] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], February 08, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=162764 Chess program Bringer 1.8 released] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], April 10, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=164238 Der Bringer 1.8 English User's Guide] by [[Jim Kearman]], [[CCC]], April 17, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=164451 Update to the Bringer homepage] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], April 18, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=171853 CCT3 - nice first day for Bringer] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], May 26, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=172118 CCT-3 - An operator report - Der Bringer] by [[Peter Berger]], [[CCC]], May 28, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=199565 Bringer 1,9 ??] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[CCC]], November 29, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=203637 Chess engine Bringer 1.9 released] by [[Gerrit Reubold]], [[CCC]], December 26, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=208853 cct4/Part 1 : Operator report for Bringer] by [[Peter Berger]], [[CCC]], January 21, 2002
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=211176 CCT4 - Part 2 : Operator report for Bringer] by [[Peter Berger]], [[CCC]], January 31, 2002
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=278449 cct5 - the Bringer report] by [[Peter Berger]], [[CCC]], January 20, 2003
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28870 Der Bringer. Where is it on my disk?] by S.Taylor, [[CCC]], July 09, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67233 Need assistance installing Der Bringer 1.9 in Shredder GUI] by [[Ted Summers]], [[CCC]], April 25, 2018
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9403&start=16 DOSBox Windows 95 for Chess] by [[The Spacious Mind]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], March 09, 2019
* [https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/showpost.php?p=79192&postcount=59 Re: Oldies auf modernem PC installieren: Fragen über Fragen #59] by [[The Spacious Mind]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Schachcomputer.info]], March 09, 2019
=External Links=
[[FILE:bringer_350.png|border|right|thumb|link=http://chess.kearman.com/html/software.htm| Bringer GUI <ref>[http://chess.kearman.com/html/software.htm Free Chess Software - Program] by [http://jim.kearman.com/ [Jim Kearman]]</ref> ]]
==Chess Engine==
* [http://chess.kearman.com/html/software.htm Free Chess Software - Program] by [http://jim.kearman.com/ [Jim Kearman]]: [http://chess.kearman.com/bringer/bringerman/index.htm Der Bringer 1.8 User's Guide] by [http://jim.kearman.com/ [Jim Kearman]]
* [http://www.computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:download:engine_download_list Engine Download List] from [[Ron Murawski|Ron Murawski's]] [http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=home Computer-Chess Wiki]
* [https://app.chessclub.com/profile/BringerXX Server Ratings Stats - ICC.Profile - BringerXX]
* [http://www.scleinzell.schachvereine.de/p_themen/freeware.shtml Schachclub Leinzell - Schach + PC - Freeware, Seite 1] by [[Peter Schreiner]] (German)
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringer Bringer from WikiepediaWikipedia]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bringer bringer - Wiktionary]
: [https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bringer Bringer – Wiktionary] (German)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer Lucifer from WikiepediaWikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightbringer Lightbringer]
* [https://simonfitzpatrick.net/ Simon Fitzpatrick] - [https://www.discogs.com/composition/e04cc19d-56b1-44f0-83c0-1abf9c46a6e2-Eros-The-Bringer-Of-Chaos Eris, the Bringer of Chaos], [https://www.discogs.com/Simon-Fitzpatrick-The-Dwarf-Planets-Suite/release/12833468 The Dwarf Planets Suite], 2018 , [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
