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[[FILE:Lichtenberg figure in block of Plexiglas.jpg|border|right|thumb| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure Lichtenberg Figure] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_voltage High voltage] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_breakdown dielectric breakdown] within a block of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly%28methyl_methacrylate%29 plexiglas] creates a beautiful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal pattern] called a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure Lichtenberg Figure]. The branching discharges ultimately become hairlike, but are thought to extend down to the molecular level, by [https://www.youtube.com/user/BertHickman Bert Hickman], [http://www.capturedlightning.com/ Teslamania, Bert Hickman's site about Quarter Shrinking, Lichtenberg Figures, Tesla Coils, Nikola Tesla, Pulsed Power, and big Arcs and Sparks], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_breakdown Electrical breakdown from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[[Mathematician#Lichtenberg|Mathematician - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg]]</ref>
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'''Chispa''',<br/>
a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and [[UCI]] compatible chess engine by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano]], written in [[Cpp|C++]].
Its development started in mid 2002, first released in January 2003 <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40589&p=154903 New WB Engine: Chispa 1.0 (ARG)] by Ed Seid, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2003</ref> as pure [[WinBoard]] engine written in [[C]], rewritten to C++ in 2004 <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45891&p=174306 Today is Chispa's First Birthday] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2004</ref>.
Chispa uses the common [[Negamax|negamax]] [[Principal Variation Search|PVS]] [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] with a two-level [[Transposition Table|transposition table]], [[Null Move Pruning|null-move pruning]] with [[Depth Reduction R|R = 2]], [[Static Exchange Evaluation|static exchange evaluation]], [[Opening Book|opening book]], is able to probe [[Nalimov Tablebases]], and was one of the first engines to play [[Chess960]] <ref>[http://www.playwitharena.com/?Partner_Chess_Engines:Chispa%26nbsp%3B Arena Chess GUI 3.5 - Chispa]</ref>.
Chispa is [[Arena]] partner engine.
=See also=
* [[HeavyChess]]
* [[Spark]]
=Forum Posts=
==2003==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40589&p=154903 New WB Engine: Chispa 1.0 (ARG)] by Ed Seid, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40827&p=155641 I send to Ed the new Chispa 1.54] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 18, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41516&p=158315 Chispa 2.0 needs 2-3 betatesters] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 03, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41627&p=158817 Chispa 2.1 is available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 09, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41996&p=160389 Chispa 3.0 beta 1 is available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 31, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=42286&p=161513 Chispa 3.0 beta 5 is available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 18, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43819&p=167366 Chispa news] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], August 18, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=44007&p=168062 Post Chispa questions here] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 06, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=44128&p=168482 Chispa v3.93 released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 14, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=44290&p=169037 Chispa v3.95 released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 26, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45251&p=172103 Chispa v3.98d released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], November 22, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=335701 Nifty little feature in Chispa] by Geoff, [[CCC]], December 13, 2003
: [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=335845 I use this in Chispa] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[CCC]], December 13, 2003
==2004==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45891&p=174306 Today is Chispa's First Birthday] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2004
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=46000&p=174594 I really need your help testing Chispa] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 10, 2004
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=49061&p=185165 Chispa 4.0 Pre-Release 1 is ready] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 25, 2004
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=972&p=4169 Chispa 4.0 released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], December 13, 2004
==2005 ...==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1226&p=5536 Chispa impressions and problems] by [[Peter Berger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 02, 2005
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1634&p=7591 Chispa 4.0.3 for Linux static available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], February 12, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47404 Question about obtaining Chispa] by James I, [[CCC]], March 04, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Engine==
* [http://chispachess.blogspot.com Chispa Chess Engine]
* [http://www.oocities.org/ar/fedecorigliano/ajedrez/chispa/ Index of /fedecorigliano/ajedrez/chispa]
* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&eng=Chispa%204.0.3 Chispa 4.0.3] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/2]]
* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&eng=Chispa+4.0.3 Chispa 4.0.3] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/15]]
* [http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/kcec/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&each_game=1&eng=Chispa+4.0.3 Chispa 4.0.3] in [[KCEC]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chispa chispa - Wiktionary]
* [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descarga_electrost%C3%A1tica Descarga electrostática - Wikipedia.es] (Spanish)
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:UCI]]
[[Category:WinBoard]]
[[Category:XBoard]]
[[Category:X86]]
[[Category:X64]]
[[Category:PC]]
[[Category:Windows]]
[[Category:Linux]]
[[FILE:Lichtenberg figure in block of Plexiglas.jpg|border|right|thumb| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure Lichtenberg Figure] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_voltage High voltage] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_breakdown dielectric breakdown] within a block of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly%28methyl_methacrylate%29 plexiglas] creates a beautiful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractal pattern] called a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure Lichtenberg Figure]. The branching discharges ultimately become hairlike, but are thought to extend down to the molecular level, by [https://www.youtube.com/user/BertHickman Bert Hickman], [http://www.capturedlightning.com/ Teslamania, Bert Hickman's site about Quarter Shrinking, Lichtenberg Figures, Tesla Coils, Nikola Tesla, Pulsed Power, and big Arcs and Sparks], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_breakdown Electrical breakdown from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[[Mathematician#Lichtenberg|Mathematician - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg]]</ref>
]]
'''Chispa''',<br/>
a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and [[UCI]] compatible chess engine by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano]], written in [[Cpp|C++]].
Its development started in mid 2002, first released in January 2003 <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40589&p=154903 New WB Engine: Chispa 1.0 (ARG)] by Ed Seid, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2003</ref> as pure [[WinBoard]] engine written in [[C]], rewritten to C++ in 2004 <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45891&p=174306 Today is Chispa's First Birthday] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2004</ref>.
Chispa uses the common [[Negamax|negamax]] [[Principal Variation Search|PVS]] [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] with a two-level [[Transposition Table|transposition table]], [[Null Move Pruning|null-move pruning]] with [[Depth Reduction R|R = 2]], [[Static Exchange Evaluation|static exchange evaluation]], [[Opening Book|opening book]], is able to probe [[Nalimov Tablebases]], and was one of the first engines to play [[Chess960]] <ref>[http://www.playwitharena.com/?Partner_Chess_Engines:Chispa%26nbsp%3B Arena Chess GUI 3.5 - Chispa]</ref>.
Chispa is [[Arena]] partner engine.
=See also=
* [[HeavyChess]]
* [[Spark]]
=Forum Posts=
==2003==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40589&p=154903 New WB Engine: Chispa 1.0 (ARG)] by Ed Seid, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40827&p=155641 I send to Ed the new Chispa 1.54] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 18, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41516&p=158315 Chispa 2.0 needs 2-3 betatesters] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 03, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41627&p=158817 Chispa 2.1 is available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 09, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41996&p=160389 Chispa 3.0 beta 1 is available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 31, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=42286&p=161513 Chispa 3.0 beta 5 is available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 18, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43819&p=167366 Chispa news] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], August 18, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=44007&p=168062 Post Chispa questions here] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 06, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=44128&p=168482 Chispa v3.93 released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 14, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=44290&p=169037 Chispa v3.95 released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 26, 2003
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45251&p=172103 Chispa v3.98d released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], November 22, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=335701 Nifty little feature in Chispa] by Geoff, [[CCC]], December 13, 2003
: [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=335845 I use this in Chispa] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[CCC]], December 13, 2003
==2004==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45891&p=174306 Today is Chispa's First Birthday] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 04, 2004
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=46000&p=174594 I really need your help testing Chispa] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 10, 2004
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=49061&p=185165 Chispa 4.0 Pre-Release 1 is ready] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 25, 2004
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=972&p=4169 Chispa 4.0 released] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], December 13, 2004
==2005 ...==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1226&p=5536 Chispa impressions and problems] by [[Peter Berger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 02, 2005
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1634&p=7591 Chispa 4.0.3 for Linux static available] by [[Federico Andrés Corigliano|Federico Corigliano]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], February 12, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47404 Question about obtaining Chispa] by James I, [[CCC]], March 04, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Engine==
* [http://chispachess.blogspot.com Chispa Chess Engine]
* [http://www.oocities.org/ar/fedecorigliano/ajedrez/chispa/ Index of /fedecorigliano/ajedrez/chispa]
* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&eng=Chispa%204.0.3 Chispa 4.0.3] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/2]]
* [http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&eng=Chispa+4.0.3 Chispa 4.0.3] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/15]]
* [http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/kcec/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&each_game=1&eng=Chispa+4.0.3 Chispa 4.0.3] in [[KCEC]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chispa chispa - Wiktionary]
* [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descarga_electrost%C3%A1tica Descarga electrostática - Wikipedia.es] (Spanish)
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:UCI]]
[[Category:WinBoard]]
[[Category:XBoard]]
[[Category:X86]]
[[Category:X64]]
[[Category:PC]]
[[Category:Windows]]
[[Category:Linux]]
