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'''Martin Fierz''',<br/>
a Swiss physicist, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#FIDE_Master_(FM) FIDE Master] in chess, and computer chess and [[Checkers|checkers]] programmer.
Martin Fierz is professor of physics at [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fachhochschule_Nordwestschweiz Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windisch Windisch]
and CEO of ''naneos particle solutions'', developing and building [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle nanoparticle] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor sensors].
He holds a Ph.D. in physics from [[ETH Zurich]], and was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postdoctoral_research postdoc] at the Cluster Research Group - Department of Physics and Astronomy, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hawaii_at_Manoa University of Hawaii at Manoa].
Martin Fierz is author of the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and [[UCI]] compatible chess engine [[Muse]]
<ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/muse.htm Martin's World >> Muse]</ref>,
the [[Checkers]] engine ''Cake'' <ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/cake.php Martin's World >> Cake]</ref>
and the Checkers [[GUI]] ''CheckerBoard'' <ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/checkerboard.php Martin's World >> CheckerBoard]</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/physics.htm Martin's World >> Physics - Publication]</ref>
==2000 ...==
* [[Martin Fierz]] ('''2001'''). ''[https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/144998 Ultrafast electron dynamics in gas-suspended nanoparticles]''. Ph.D. thesis, [[ETH Zurich]]
* [[Martin Fierz]] ('''2001'''). ''[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/0-306-47111-6_6 Electronic Relaxation Time in Metallic Nanoparticles]''. [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b114803 Physics of Low Dimensional Systems], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media Springer]
* [[Martin Fierz]], [[Murray Cash]], [[Ed Gilbert]] ('''2002'''). ''The 2002 World Computer-Checkers Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]]
* [[Martin Fierz]], Leo Scherrer, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2002'''). ''[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850202000575 Real-time measurement of aerosol size distributions with an electrical diffusion battery]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Aerosol_Science Journal of Aerosol Science], Vol. 33, No. 7
* [[Martin Fierz]], Ralf Kaegi, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2007'''). ''[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02786820701253327 Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of a Portable Electrostatic TEM Sampler]''. [https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uast20/current Aerosol Science and Technology], Vol. 41, No. 5
* [[Martin Fierz]], Silke Weimer, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2009'''). ''[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850208001754?via%3Dihub Design and performance of an optimized electrical diffusion battery]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Aerosol_Science Journal of Aerosol Science], Vol. 40, No. 2
==2010 ...==
* [[Martin Fierz]], Corey Houle, Peter Steigmeier, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2011'''). ''[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02786826.2010.516283 Design, Calibration, and Field Performance of a Miniature Diffusion Size Classifier]''. [https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uast20/current Aerosol Science and Technology], Vol. 45, No. 1
* [[Martin Fierz]], Dominik Meier, Peter Steigmeier, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2014'''). ''[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02786826.2013.875981 Aerosol Measurement by Induced Currents]''. [https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uast20/current Aerosol Science and Technology], Vol. 48, No. 4
=Forum Posts=
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=130980 singular extensions?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], September 29, 2000 » [[Singular Extensions]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=178124 muliti probcut] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2001 » [[ProbCut#MPC|Multi–ProbCut]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=251687 MTD: an observation and a question] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], September 11, 2002 » [[MTD(f)]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=290629 EGTB generation with 1 bit per position?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 25, 2003 » [[Endgame Tablebases]], [[Endgame Bitbases]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=330947 table-based SEE or "evaluation in rebel (hanging pieces)"] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], November 27, 2003 » [[Hanging Piece]], [[Rebel]], [[Static Exchange Evaluation]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=357188 move ordering and node count] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 29, 2004 »[[Move Ordering]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=381373 Muse!] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], August 08, 2004
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15662 multithreading questions] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], August 08, 2007 » [[Parallel Search]], [[Thread]]
==2016 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59470 Computer chess progress over say the last 20 years?] by [[Martin Fierz]], March 10, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59497 Computer chess progress over the last 20 years!] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 13, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59529 Checks in qsearch - must-have or optional?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 15, 2016 » [[Check]], [[Quiescence Search#Checks|Checks in Quiescence Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59543 Computer Chess Progress: Stockfish 7 vs Ruffian 1.0.5] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 17, 2016 » [[Stockfish]], [[Ruffian]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59598 Extensions in the days of LMR?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 22, 2016 » [[Extensions]], [[Late Move Reductions|LMR]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59661 Futile attempts at futility pruning] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 27, 2016 » [[Futility Pruning]], [[Reverse Futility Pruning]]
* [http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59740 Hashing in Qsearch?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 03, 2016 » [[Transposition Table]], [[Quiescence Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59817 Muse 0.95] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 10, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59856 Shifting alpha/beta on hash hit] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 14, 2016 » [[Search Instability]], [[Transposition Table]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59960 Hashtable aging] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 25, 2016
'''2018'''
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67235 MCTS beginner questions] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 25, 2018 » [[Monte-Carlo Tree Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=67302 MCTS with minmax backup operator?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], May 01, 2018
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67390 cutechess-cli?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], May 09, 2018 » [[Cutechess-cli]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67490 Is cutechess-cli's rating interval 1 sigma or 2 sigma?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], May 18, 2018
=External Links=
* [http://www.fierz.ch/ The Homepage of Martin Fierz]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/strategy.htm Martin's World >> Strategy Game Programming]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/history.htm Martin's World >> A brief history of computer checkers]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/chess.htm Martin's World >> Chess]]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/muse.htm Martin's World >> Muse]]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-fierz-01463649/ Martin Fierz | LinkedIn]
* [https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1302132 Fierz, Martin FIDE Chess Profile]
* [https://www.chessgames.com/player/martin_fierz.html Chess games of Martin Fierz] from [https://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://www.sgzurich.ch/pages/turniere/teamcup.php SG Zürich - Teamcup] » [[Jonathan Rosenthal]]
=References=
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'''Martin Fierz''',<br/>
a Swiss physicist, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#FIDE_Master_(FM) FIDE Master] in chess, and computer chess and [[Checkers|checkers]] programmer.
Martin Fierz is professor of physics at [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fachhochschule_Nordwestschweiz Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windisch Windisch]
and CEO of ''naneos particle solutions'', developing and building [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle nanoparticle] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor sensors].
He holds a Ph.D. in physics from [[ETH Zurich]], and was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postdoctoral_research postdoc] at the Cluster Research Group - Department of Physics and Astronomy, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hawaii_at_Manoa University of Hawaii at Manoa].
Martin Fierz is author of the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and [[UCI]] compatible chess engine [[Muse]]
<ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/muse.htm Martin's World >> Muse]</ref>,
the [[Checkers]] engine ''Cake'' <ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/cake.php Martin's World >> Cake]</ref>
and the Checkers [[GUI]] ''CheckerBoard'' <ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/checkerboard.php Martin's World >> CheckerBoard]</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>[http://www.fierz.ch/physics.htm Martin's World >> Physics - Publication]</ref>
==2000 ...==
* [[Martin Fierz]] ('''2001'''). ''[https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/144998 Ultrafast electron dynamics in gas-suspended nanoparticles]''. Ph.D. thesis, [[ETH Zurich]]
* [[Martin Fierz]] ('''2001'''). ''[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/0-306-47111-6_6 Electronic Relaxation Time in Metallic Nanoparticles]''. [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b114803 Physics of Low Dimensional Systems], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media Springer]
* [[Martin Fierz]], [[Murray Cash]], [[Ed Gilbert]] ('''2002'''). ''The 2002 World Computer-Checkers Championship''. [[ICGA Journal#25_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3]]
* [[Martin Fierz]], Leo Scherrer, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2002'''). ''[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850202000575 Real-time measurement of aerosol size distributions with an electrical diffusion battery]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Aerosol_Science Journal of Aerosol Science], Vol. 33, No. 7
* [[Martin Fierz]], Ralf Kaegi, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2007'''). ''[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02786820701253327 Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of a Portable Electrostatic TEM Sampler]''. [https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uast20/current Aerosol Science and Technology], Vol. 41, No. 5
* [[Martin Fierz]], Silke Weimer, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2009'''). ''[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021850208001754?via%3Dihub Design and performance of an optimized electrical diffusion battery]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Aerosol_Science Journal of Aerosol Science], Vol. 40, No. 2
==2010 ...==
* [[Martin Fierz]], Corey Houle, Peter Steigmeier, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2011'''). ''[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02786826.2010.516283 Design, Calibration, and Field Performance of a Miniature Diffusion Size Classifier]''. [https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uast20/current Aerosol Science and Technology], Vol. 45, No. 1
* [[Martin Fierz]], Dominik Meier, Peter Steigmeier, [http://www.iast.ch/de/wir_mitarbeiter/burtscher_heinz/ Heinz Burtscher] ('''2014'''). ''[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02786826.2013.875981 Aerosol Measurement by Induced Currents]''. [https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uast20/current Aerosol Science and Technology], Vol. 48, No. 4
=Forum Posts=
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=130980 singular extensions?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], September 29, 2000 » [[Singular Extensions]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=178124 muliti probcut] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2001 » [[ProbCut#MPC|Multi–ProbCut]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=251687 MTD: an observation and a question] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], September 11, 2002 » [[MTD(f)]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=290629 EGTB generation with 1 bit per position?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 25, 2003 » [[Endgame Tablebases]], [[Endgame Bitbases]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=330947 table-based SEE or "evaluation in rebel (hanging pieces)"] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], November 27, 2003 » [[Hanging Piece]], [[Rebel]], [[Static Exchange Evaluation]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=357188 move ordering and node count] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 29, 2004 »[[Move Ordering]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=381373 Muse!] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], August 08, 2004
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15662 multithreading questions] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], August 08, 2007 » [[Parallel Search]], [[Thread]]
==2016 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59470 Computer chess progress over say the last 20 years?] by [[Martin Fierz]], March 10, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59497 Computer chess progress over the last 20 years!] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 13, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59529 Checks in qsearch - must-have or optional?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 15, 2016 » [[Check]], [[Quiescence Search#Checks|Checks in Quiescence Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59543 Computer Chess Progress: Stockfish 7 vs Ruffian 1.0.5] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 17, 2016 » [[Stockfish]], [[Ruffian]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59598 Extensions in the days of LMR?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 22, 2016 » [[Extensions]], [[Late Move Reductions|LMR]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59661 Futile attempts at futility pruning] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], March 27, 2016 » [[Futility Pruning]], [[Reverse Futility Pruning]]
* [http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59740 Hashing in Qsearch?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 03, 2016 » [[Transposition Table]], [[Quiescence Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59817 Muse 0.95] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 10, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59856 Shifting alpha/beta on hash hit] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 14, 2016 » [[Search Instability]], [[Transposition Table]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59960 Hashtable aging] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 25, 2016
'''2018'''
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67235 MCTS beginner questions] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], April 25, 2018 » [[Monte-Carlo Tree Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=67302 MCTS with minmax backup operator?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], May 01, 2018
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67390 cutechess-cli?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], May 09, 2018 » [[Cutechess-cli]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67490 Is cutechess-cli's rating interval 1 sigma or 2 sigma?] by [[Martin Fierz]], [[CCC]], May 18, 2018
=External Links=
* [http://www.fierz.ch/ The Homepage of Martin Fierz]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/strategy.htm Martin's World >> Strategy Game Programming]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/history.htm Martin's World >> A brief history of computer checkers]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/chess.htm Martin's World >> Chess]]
* [http://www.fierz.ch/muse.htm Martin's World >> Muse]]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-fierz-01463649/ Martin Fierz | LinkedIn]
* [https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1302132 Fierz, Martin FIDE Chess Profile]
* [https://www.chessgames.com/player/martin_fierz.html Chess games of Martin Fierz] from [https://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://www.sgzurich.ch/pages/turniere/teamcup.php SG Zürich - Teamcup] » [[Jonathan Rosenthal]]
=References=
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'''[[People|Up one level]]'''
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