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'''Jon Dart''',<br/>
an American software developer, software architect, and independent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_consulting IT consultant] <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jon-dart/3/382/b7 Jon Dart | LinkedIn]</ref>. As chess programmer he is author of the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and [[UCI]] compatible chess engine [[Arasan]] available to run under [[Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS]] <ref>[http://www.arasanchess.org/ Arasan chess]</ref>.
=Forum Posts=
==1994 ...==
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess/browse_frm/thread/dd1c55ecc9f48717 Computer Chess: swap down evaluators vs capture search] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], October 24, 1994 » [[SOMA#Swapoff|Swap-off algorithm - SOMA]], [[Quiescence Search]]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/d75cd258ea73a4a7 Arasan progress report] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 23, 1996
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/548e7af6ccc53474 Fail High reductions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 7, 1996
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/4a4705301c3c3229 Arasan goes online] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 6, 1997
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/oM5FT21uIOg/YpA4IUZz6B4J public aplogoy/warning] by [[James Swafford|James]] and Amy Long, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 19, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=33992 endgame eval question] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], November 25, 1998
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=127953 Arasan now under Linux] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], September 02, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=136752 A few notes from Arasan's games in CCT2] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], November 05, 2000 » [[CCT2]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=144372 new Arasan test suite] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 11, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=163847 handling ICC timeout] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], April 16, 2001 » [[Internet Chess Club]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=176716 Using 2 machines for matches (Linux)] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], June 24, 2001 » [[XBoard]], [[Linux]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=208715 CCT4 notes - Arasan] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], January 20, 2002 » [[CCT4]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=229027 book bust?] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], May 10, 2002
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=234121 pawn race position] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], June 05, 2002 » [[Pawn Race]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=282362 endgame position - null move problem] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], February 06, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=335956 interesting evaluation problem] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 14, 2003
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=453616 UCI protocol question] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], October 04, 2005 » [[UCI]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=489903 Arasan in CCT8] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], February 26, 2006 » [[CCT8]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25434 interesting pawn race position] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 14, 2008 » [[Pawn Race]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=381800 some UCI protocol issues/questions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 17, 2010 » [[UCI]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40157 Arasan 13.1] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], August 23, 2011
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46500 Arasan test suite additions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 20, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48768 UCI protocol issue] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], July 27, 2013 » [[Repetitions]], [[UCI]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49863 Null move, razoring and mate threats] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], October 28, 2013 » [[Razoring]], [[Null Move Pruning]]
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55084 MMTO for evaluation learning] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], January 25, 2015 » [[Automated Tuning]], [[Shogi]] <ref>[[Kunihito Hoki]], [[Tomoyuki Kaneko]] ('''2014'''). ''[https://www.jair.org/papers/paper4217.html Large-Scale Optimization for Evaluation Functions with Minimax Search]''. [https://www.jair.org/vol/vol49.html JAIR Vol. 49], [https://www.jair.org/media/4217/live-4217-7792-jair.pdf pdf]</ref>
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55621 Experiments with eval tuning] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], March 10, 2015 » [[Arasan]], [[Automated Tuning]], [[Texel's Tuning Method]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60906 Syzygy and draw by repetition] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], July 22, 2016 » [[Draw]], [[Repetitions]], [[Syzygy Bases]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66044 Parallel search/LazySMP question] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 17, 2017 » [[Lazy SMP]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67855 Arasan 21.0] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], June 30, 2018
=External Links=
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jon-dart/3/382/b7 Jon Dart - LinkedIn]
* [https://www.arasanchess.org/ Arasan chess] by Jon Dart
* [https://www.arasanchess.org/testsuite.shtml Arasan Test Suite] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46500 Arasan test suite additions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 20, 2012</ref>
* [http://www.playwitharena.com/?Newsticker:Archive_5 Arasan 8.4 released, short interview with Jon Dart] by [[Frank Quisinsky]], March 01, 2005, [[Arena|Arena Chess GUI]], Archive 5, 72
=References=
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'''[[People|Up one level]]'''
[[Category:Chess Programmer|Dart]]
[[FILE:JonDart.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jon-dart/3/382/b7| Jon Dart <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jon-dart/3/382/b7 Jon Dart - LinkedIn]</ref> ]]
'''Jon Dart''',<br/>
an American software developer, software architect, and independent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology_consulting IT consultant] <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jon-dart/3/382/b7 Jon Dart | LinkedIn]</ref>. As chess programmer he is author of the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and [[UCI]] compatible chess engine [[Arasan]] available to run under [[Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS]] <ref>[http://www.arasanchess.org/ Arasan chess]</ref>.
=Forum Posts=
==1994 ...==
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess/browse_frm/thread/dd1c55ecc9f48717 Computer Chess: swap down evaluators vs capture search] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], October 24, 1994 » [[SOMA#Swapoff|Swap-off algorithm - SOMA]], [[Quiescence Search]]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/d75cd258ea73a4a7 Arasan progress report] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 23, 1996
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/548e7af6ccc53474 Fail High reductions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 7, 1996
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/4a4705301c3c3229 Arasan goes online] by [[Jon Dart]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 6, 1997
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/oM5FT21uIOg/YpA4IUZz6B4J public aplogoy/warning] by [[James Swafford|James]] and Amy Long, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 19, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=33992 endgame eval question] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], November 25, 1998
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=127953 Arasan now under Linux] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], September 02, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=136752 A few notes from Arasan's games in CCT2] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], November 05, 2000 » [[CCT2]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=144372 new Arasan test suite] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 11, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=163847 handling ICC timeout] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], April 16, 2001 » [[Internet Chess Club]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=176716 Using 2 machines for matches (Linux)] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], June 24, 2001 » [[XBoard]], [[Linux]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=208715 CCT4 notes - Arasan] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], January 20, 2002 » [[CCT4]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=229027 book bust?] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], May 10, 2002
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=234121 pawn race position] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], June 05, 2002 » [[Pawn Race]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=282362 endgame position - null move problem] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], February 06, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=335956 interesting evaluation problem] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 14, 2003
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=453616 UCI protocol question] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], October 04, 2005 » [[UCI]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=489903 Arasan in CCT8] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], February 26, 2006 » [[CCT8]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25434 interesting pawn race position] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 14, 2008 » [[Pawn Race]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=381800 some UCI protocol issues/questions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 17, 2010 » [[UCI]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40157 Arasan 13.1] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], August 23, 2011
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46500 Arasan test suite additions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 20, 2012
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48768 UCI protocol issue] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], July 27, 2013 » [[Repetitions]], [[UCI]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49863 Null move, razoring and mate threats] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], October 28, 2013 » [[Razoring]], [[Null Move Pruning]]
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55084 MMTO for evaluation learning] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], January 25, 2015 » [[Automated Tuning]], [[Shogi]] <ref>[[Kunihito Hoki]], [[Tomoyuki Kaneko]] ('''2014'''). ''[https://www.jair.org/papers/paper4217.html Large-Scale Optimization for Evaluation Functions with Minimax Search]''. [https://www.jair.org/vol/vol49.html JAIR Vol. 49], [https://www.jair.org/media/4217/live-4217-7792-jair.pdf pdf]</ref>
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55621 Experiments with eval tuning] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], March 10, 2015 » [[Arasan]], [[Automated Tuning]], [[Texel's Tuning Method]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60906 Syzygy and draw by repetition] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], July 22, 2016 » [[Draw]], [[Repetitions]], [[Syzygy Bases]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66044 Parallel search/LazySMP question] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 17, 2017 » [[Lazy SMP]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67855 Arasan 21.0] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], June 30, 2018
=External Links=
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jon-dart/3/382/b7 Jon Dart - LinkedIn]
* [https://www.arasanchess.org/ Arasan chess] by Jon Dart
* [https://www.arasanchess.org/testsuite.shtml Arasan Test Suite] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46500 Arasan test suite additions] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], December 20, 2012</ref>
* [http://www.playwitharena.com/?Newsticker:Archive_5 Arasan 8.4 released, short interview with Jon Dart] by [[Frank Quisinsky]], March 01, 2005, [[Arena|Arena Chess GUI]], Archive 5, 72
=References=
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