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'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Engines]] * Homer'''
[[FILE:Homer British Museum.jpg|border|right|thumb| Homer <ref>Photograph taken of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_(sculpture) bust] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer Homer] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum British Museum], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JW1805 JW1805], 2005, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble Marble] terminal bust of Homer, Roman copy of a lost [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_period Hellenistic] original of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_century_BC 2nd century BC.] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiae Baiae], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Italy Italy]</ref> ]]
'''Homer''',<br/>
an [[UCI]] and [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compliant chess engine by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], written in [[C]] started in early 2003, first released in July 2005, available for multiple platforms and operating systems, such as [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS|Mac OS X]] and [[Unix|Solaris]]. Homer already had its tournament debut at the [[CCT7]], and further played the [[CCT9]] and the [[WCRCC 2007]], The First Annual ACCA World Computer Rapid Chess Championship. Over the board, and able to play [[Chess960]], Homer participated at the [[Chess960CWC 2005]] and [[Chess960CWC 2006]] Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championships, and the [[DOCCC 2005]]. Homer applies what Daniel calls ''Peak History Reduction'' to deal with saturation of the [[History Heuristic|history scores]] for [[Late Move Reductions|late move aka history reductions]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=490779 PHR (Peak History Reduction) idea] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], March 01, 2006</ref>.
=Selected Games=
[[CCT9]], Homer - [[Buzz]] <ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1464423 Homer (Computer) vs Buzz (Computer) (2007)] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "CCT9"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Homer"]
[Black "Buzz"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.Bd2 Qc7
8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 Nb6 12.Bb3 a5 13.Rhe1 a4
14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Rxe6+ Kf7 16.Rde1 a3 17.b3 h6 18.Ne4 Nd7 19.Bf4 Qa5
20.Nxf6 Nxf6 21.Qd3 Qd5 22.R6e5 Qd7 23.Rf5 Kg8 24.c4 Bb4 25.Re2 Be7
26.Be5 b6 27.Rf3 Kf7 28.Rfe3 Ra7 29.f4 Qc8 30.g5 Ne8 31.g6+ Kf8
32.Kb1 Rg8 33.d5 c5 34.d6 Bh4 35.Bc3 Nf6 36.Re7 Rxe7 37.Rxe7 Qa8
38.Bxf6 Qh1+ 39.Kc2 Qh2+ 40.Re2 gxf6 41.Rxh2 Kg7 42.Qd5 Rf8 43.Rg2
Bg5 44.f5 Kh8 45.Qb7 Rf7 46.Qxf7 h5 47.Qh7# 1-0
</pre>
=See also=
* [[:Category:Comics|Comics]]
* [[:Category:Mythology|Mythology]]
* [[Ulysses]]
=Forum Posts=
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=436459 Announcement: Homer 1.0 beta avaible for download] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], July 12, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=440745 Homer 1.0 beta4 with full Chess960 support are avaible for download] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], August 08, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=443055 Homer Mainz Linux version avaible] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], August 18, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=451019 Homer 1.0 released] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], September 22, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=457705 Homer 1.02 for Solaris 8/9 (SPARC) are avaible for download] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], October 25, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=462060 Homer Leiden version available] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], November 16, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=471533 Homer Leiden 64Bit available] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], December 18, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=472110 Updated: Homer Leiden 64Bit for MAC OSX] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], December 21, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=488041 Gauntlets Liste B 5' + 5" Homer Leiden new entry - games and lists] by [[Karl-Heinz Söntges]], [[CCC]], February 20, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=490779 PHR (Peak History Reduction) idea] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], March 01, 2006 » [[Relative History Heuristic]], [[Late Move Reductions]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50588&start=1 Re: Homer 3?] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], December 23, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Engine==
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=111053 The chess games of Homer] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&each_game=1&eng=Homer%202.01 Homer 2.01] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/40]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer Homer (poet) from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Homer_%28Pseudo-Herodotus%29 Life of Homer (Pseudo-Herodotus) from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_Question Homeric Question from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_scholarship Homeric scholarship from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer%27s_Ithaca Homer's Ithaca from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_%28fiction%29#Homeric_Nod Homeric Nod from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homerus_of_Byzantium Homerus of Byzantium from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5700_Homerus 5700 Homerus from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson Homer Simpson from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Comics]]
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[[FILE:Homer British Museum.jpg|border|right|thumb| Homer <ref>Photograph taken of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_(sculpture) bust] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer Homer] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum British Museum], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JW1805 JW1805], 2005, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble Marble] terminal bust of Homer, Roman copy of a lost [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_period Hellenistic] original of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_century_BC 2nd century BC.] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiae Baiae], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Italy Italy]</ref> ]]
'''Homer''',<br/>
an [[UCI]] and [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compliant chess engine by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], written in [[C]] started in early 2003, first released in July 2005, available for multiple platforms and operating systems, such as [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS|Mac OS X]] and [[Unix|Solaris]]. Homer already had its tournament debut at the [[CCT7]], and further played the [[CCT9]] and the [[WCRCC 2007]], The First Annual ACCA World Computer Rapid Chess Championship. Over the board, and able to play [[Chess960]], Homer participated at the [[Chess960CWC 2005]] and [[Chess960CWC 2006]] Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championships, and the [[DOCCC 2005]]. Homer applies what Daniel calls ''Peak History Reduction'' to deal with saturation of the [[History Heuristic|history scores]] for [[Late Move Reductions|late move aka history reductions]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=490779 PHR (Peak History Reduction) idea] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], March 01, 2006</ref>.
=Selected Games=
[[CCT9]], Homer - [[Buzz]] <ref>[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1464423 Homer (Computer) vs Buzz (Computer) (2007)] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "CCT9"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Homer"]
[Black "Buzz"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bc4 Bg4 7.Bd2 Qc7
8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 Nb6 12.Bb3 a5 13.Rhe1 a4
14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Rxe6+ Kf7 16.Rde1 a3 17.b3 h6 18.Ne4 Nd7 19.Bf4 Qa5
20.Nxf6 Nxf6 21.Qd3 Qd5 22.R6e5 Qd7 23.Rf5 Kg8 24.c4 Bb4 25.Re2 Be7
26.Be5 b6 27.Rf3 Kf7 28.Rfe3 Ra7 29.f4 Qc8 30.g5 Ne8 31.g6+ Kf8
32.Kb1 Rg8 33.d5 c5 34.d6 Bh4 35.Bc3 Nf6 36.Re7 Rxe7 37.Rxe7 Qa8
38.Bxf6 Qh1+ 39.Kc2 Qh2+ 40.Re2 gxf6 41.Rxh2 Kg7 42.Qd5 Rf8 43.Rg2
Bg5 44.f5 Kh8 45.Qb7 Rf7 46.Qxf7 h5 47.Qh7# 1-0
</pre>
=See also=
* [[:Category:Comics|Comics]]
* [[:Category:Mythology|Mythology]]
* [[Ulysses]]
=Forum Posts=
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=436459 Announcement: Homer 1.0 beta avaible for download] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], July 12, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=440745 Homer 1.0 beta4 with full Chess960 support are avaible for download] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], August 08, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=443055 Homer Mainz Linux version avaible] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], August 18, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=451019 Homer 1.0 released] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], September 22, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=457705 Homer 1.02 for Solaris 8/9 (SPARC) are avaible for download] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], October 25, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=462060 Homer Leiden version available] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], November 16, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=471533 Homer Leiden 64Bit available] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], December 18, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=472110 Updated: Homer Leiden 64Bit for MAC OSX] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], December 21, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=488041 Gauntlets Liste B 5' + 5" Homer Leiden new entry - games and lists] by [[Karl-Heinz Söntges]], [[CCC]], February 20, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=490779 PHR (Peak History Reduction) idea] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], March 01, 2006 » [[Relative History Heuristic]], [[Late Move Reductions]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50588&start=1 Re: Homer 3?] by [[Daniel Mehrmann]], [[CCC]], December 23, 2013
=External Links=
==Chess Engine==
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=111053 The chess games of Homer] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/4040/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&each_game=1&eng=Homer%202.01 Homer 2.01] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/40]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer Homer (poet) from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Homer_%28Pseudo-Herodotus%29 Life of Homer (Pseudo-Herodotus) from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_Question Homeric Question from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_scholarship Homeric scholarship from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer%27s_Ithaca Homer's Ithaca from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_%28fiction%29#Homeric_Nod Homeric Nod from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homerus_of_Byzantium Homerus of Byzantium from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5700_Homerus 5700 Homerus from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson Homer Simpson from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
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