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'''Ed Schröder''', (Ed Schroder)<br/>
a Dutch computer chess programmer and founder of '''Schröder BV''' <ref>[http://www.rebel.nl/ Schröder BV]</ref>, a chess software developing company. Ed is author of various chess programs for PCs as well for [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]]. His most famous chess programs were the commercial programs [[Rebel]] <ref>[http://members.home.nl/matador/chess.htm Computer Chess - Rebel]</ref>, and based on Rebel the [[WMCCC 1991]] Micro Champion [[Gideon]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=222 Mephisto Gideon's ICGA Tournaments]</ref>, the World Computer Chess Champion from the [[WCCC 1992]], [[ChessMachine]] <ref>[http://members.home.nl/matador/chess_2.htm World Champion (1991-1995)]</ref>, and the free program [[ProDeo]] <ref>[http://members.home.nl/matador/prodeo.htm Pro Deo (version 1.2)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40978 ProDeo 1.7 official now] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], November 02, 2011</ref>. Ed contributed a lot to computer chess, since he made almost all his knowledge about chess programming [[Recommended Reading|public]], when he retired from competition in 2003 <ref>Quote from Ed from his former ''Programmer Stuff'' site, now summarized in [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]] ('''2004'''). ''How Rebel Plays Chess''. [httphttps://memberssilo.home.nltips/matadordownload/Inside%20Rebel.pdf how-rebel-plays-chess-1 pdf]:<br/>
On this page I will try to explain some of the secrets of REBEL, I have retired from the competition so I see no need any longer to hide my ideas on computer chess. It's my hope that some of my fellow programmers find something useful on this page and that it might contribute to increase the elo rating of their chess engine.</ref>. In 2002 [[Lokasoft]] took over the activities of '''Schröder BV''' <ref>[http://www.rebel.nl/lokasoft.htm Company Information], by Ed Schröder and [[Lex Loep]], September 1, 2002</ref>.
=Selected Publications=
* [[Jeroen Noomen]], [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]] ('''1998'''). ''Anand versus Rebel 10 exp.'' [[ICGA Journal#21_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3]]
* [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]] ('''2004'''). ''How Rebel Plays Chess''. [httphttps://memberssilo.home.nltips/matadordownload/Inside%20Rebel.pdf how-rebel-plays-chess-1 pdf]
=Forum Posts=
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=129504 Faster, deeper and more of such...] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], September 14, 2000 » [[Depth#DiminishingReturns|Diminishing Returns]], [[Search Statistics]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=143151 Marcus Kastner versus Millennium (again)] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], December 06, 2000 » [[Marcus Kästner]], [[MILLENNIUM Millennium 2000 GmbH]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=182383 Maastricht] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], August 03, 2001 » [[WMCCC 2001]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=240056 The law of diminishing returns] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], July 12, 2002 » [[Depth#DiminishingReturns|Diminishing Returns]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67831 Introducing PET] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], June 27, 2018 » [[Automated Tuning]], [[Strategic Test Suite]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71892 Similarity Report 2019] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], September 23, 2019 » [[Engine Similarity]]
==2020 ...==
* [https://prodeo.actieforum.com/t104-the-nnue-split-programmers-are-in The NNUE split programmers are in] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[Computer Chess Forums|ProDeo Forum]], December 02, 2020 » [[NNUE]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=76833 NNUE Research Project] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], March 10, 2021
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77715 Just an untested idea] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], July 12, 2021 » [[Automated Tuning]], [[Piece-Square Tables]]
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79107 Rebel 14] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], January 12, 2022 » [[Rebel#14|Rebel 14]]
=External Links=
: [http://rebel13.nl/prodeo/ideas.html ideas] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61366 Ideas] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], September 08, 2016</ref> » [[ProDeo]]
: [http://rebel13.nl/rebel13/ideas.html Programmer corner] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65741 Blog] by [[Ed Schroder]], [[CCC]], November 16, 2017</ref>
* [https://prodeo.actieforum.com/ ProDeo Forum] hosted and moderated by [[Ed Schroder]] » [[ProDeo]]
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/person.php?id=59 Ed Schröder's ICGA Tournaments]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Schr%C3%B6der,_Ed Schröder, Ed] (German) from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]

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