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Grok means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed — to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience ~ Robert A. Heinlein [1]

Grok,
a private chess engine developed by Peter Kappler, written in Java, development actually inactive [2]. Primary board representation is mailbox. Grok averages around 250k nps in the middlegame on an Athlon 1400 [3].

Etymology

Grok is a neologism coined by American writer Robert A. Heinlein for his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, to indicate a concept of self transcendent experience and emergent identification beyond those of many "subject-object" assumptions. It has since become a widely used word to indicate intense or profound understanding [4].

Selected Games

CCT5, round 2, Grok - Movei

[Event "CCT5 45 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grok"]
[Black "Movei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.O-O Nd7 7.c4 c6 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nxd7 Bxd7 
10.f3 Qh4 11.h3 Bxh3 12.fxe4 Bh2+ 13.Kxh2 Bg4+ 14.Kg1 Bxd1 15.Rxd1 dxe4 16.Bb5+ Kd8 17.Nc3 
Rc8 18.Rf1 Qh5 19.Ba4 f5 20.Nb5 Qg6 21.Bf4 Rc6 22.Bb3 Qf6 23.Rad1 Ke7 24.d5 Ra6 25.Nc7 Rd6 
26.Ne6 Qxb2 27.Bxd6+ Kxd6 28.Rxf5 Rc8 29.Ng5 e3 30.Rf7 e2 31.Ne4+ Ke5 32.Re7+ Kf4 33.g3+ 
Kf5 34.Re1 Rc1 35.Kf2 Qd4+ 36.Kf3 Qd3+ 37.Kf2 Qd4+ 38.Kf3 Qd3+ 39.Kf2 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

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