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[[FILE:CockDeCorter99.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=http://old.csvn.nl/pics/orgvry.jpg|Cock de Gorter <ref>from Photo Composition of [[CSVN]] Board members and known visitors, [[DOCCC 1999]], [http://old.csvn.nl/docc99.html Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship 1999] old [[CSVN]] site</ref> ]]  
 
[[FILE:CockDeCorter99.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=http://old.csvn.nl/pics/orgvry.jpg|Cock de Gorter <ref>from Photo Composition of [[CSVN]] Board members and known visitors, [[DOCCC 1999]], [http://old.csvn.nl/docc99.html Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship 1999] old [[CSVN]] site</ref> ]]  
  
'''Cock de Gorter''', (died on June 16, 2019)<br/>
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'''Cock de Gorter''', (November 16, 1948 - June 16, 2019)<br/>
 
was a Dutch computer chess expert, [[:Category:Tournament Director|tournament organizer]], [[:Category:Opening Book Author|opening book author]], and former chairman of the [[CSVN|Dutch Computer Chess Federation (CSVN)]]. He was primary initiator and organizer of the famous [[Aegon Tournaments|Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments]] and book author of the chess programs [[The King]], [[Fritz]], famous for [[WCCC 1995#DBlueFritz|WCCC 1995 games]] versus [[Deep Blue|Deep Blue Prototype]] and the [[WCCC 1995#Playoff|playoff]] versus [[Star Socrates]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6cd6ed 8th World Computer Chess Championship] available as [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1995_WCCC/1995%20WCCC.062303014.sm.pdf pdf reprint] Courtesy of [[Monroe Newborn]] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref> <ref> [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess/browse_frm/thread/c7204a7e6dfb52d6 Deep Blue vs Kasparov, and some thoughts on 8th WCCC] by [[Feng-hsiung Hsu]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rec.games.chess]], June 05, 1995</ref> and [[Tao]], as well as various [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]]. Cock de Gorter died on June 16, 2019 on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_tumor brain cancer], aged 70 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71148&start=4 Re: Cock de Gorter passed away] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]],  June 30, 2019</ref>.
 
was a Dutch computer chess expert, [[:Category:Tournament Director|tournament organizer]], [[:Category:Opening Book Author|opening book author]], and former chairman of the [[CSVN|Dutch Computer Chess Federation (CSVN)]]. He was primary initiator and organizer of the famous [[Aegon Tournaments|Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments]] and book author of the chess programs [[The King]], [[Fritz]], famous for [[WCCC 1995#DBlueFritz|WCCC 1995 games]] versus [[Deep Blue|Deep Blue Prototype]] and the [[WCCC 1995#Playoff|playoff]] versus [[Star Socrates]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6cd6ed 8th World Computer Chess Championship] available as [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1995_WCCC/1995%20WCCC.062303014.sm.pdf pdf reprint] Courtesy of [[Monroe Newborn]] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref> <ref> [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess/browse_frm/thread/c7204a7e6dfb52d6 Deep Blue vs Kasparov, and some thoughts on 8th WCCC] by [[Feng-hsiung Hsu]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rec.games.chess]], June 05, 1995</ref> and [[Tao]], as well as various [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]]. Cock de Gorter died on June 16, 2019 on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_tumor brain cancer], aged 70 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71148&start=4 Re: Cock de Gorter passed away] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]],  June 30, 2019</ref>.
  

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Cock de Gorter [1]

Cock de Gorter, (November 16, 1948 - June 16, 2019)
was a Dutch computer chess expert, tournament organizer, opening book author, and former chairman of the Dutch Computer Chess Federation (CSVN). He was primary initiator and organizer of the famous Aegon Man-Machine Tournaments and book author of the chess programs The King, Fritz, famous for WCCC 1995 games versus Deep Blue Prototype and the playoff versus Star Socrates [2] [3] and Tao, as well as various dedicated chess computers. Cock de Gorter died on June 16, 2019 on brain cancer, aged 70 [4].

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Tom Fürstenberg between Anatoly Karpov and Cock de Gorter, 1985 [5]

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