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'''Matthias Engelbach''',<br/> | '''Matthias Engelbach''',<br/> | ||
| − | a German chess programmer | + | a German chess programmer and electrical engineer. In 1978, Matthias Engelbach started to develop the chess program [[Schach]] in [[Algol]] running on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_computer mainframe computers] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6c9575 The Fifteenth ACM Computer Chess Championship, San Francisco California, October 7-9, 1984], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1984_15th_NACCC/1984%20NACCC.062303012.sm.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>. |
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| − | In 1978, Matthias Engelbach started to develop the chess program [[Schach]] in [[Algol]] running on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_computer mainframe computers] | ||
| − | <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6c9575 The Fifteenth ACM Computer Chess Championship, San Francisco California, October 7-9, 1984], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1984_15th_NACCC/1984%20NACCC.062303012.sm.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref> | ||
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In the early 90s, along with co-author [[Thomas Kreitmair]], Schach '''3.0''' was a complete re-write in [[x86]] (486) [[Assembly|assembly language]] for [[IBM PC|PCs]], to become one of the fastest programs of its time <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=222098 Schach 3.0] by [[Vincent Diepeveen]], [[CCC]], April 08, 2002</ref>. | In the early 90s, along with co-author [[Thomas Kreitmair]], Schach '''3.0''' was a complete re-write in [[x86]] (486) [[Assembly|assembly language]] for [[IBM PC|PCs]], to become one of the fastest programs of its time <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=222098 Schach 3.0] by [[Vincent Diepeveen]], [[CCC]], April 08, 2002</ref>. | ||
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* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/person.php?id=186 Matthias Engelbach's ICGA Tournaments] | * [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/person.php?id=186 Matthias Engelbach's ICGA Tournaments] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 8 November 2019
Home * People * Matthias Engelbach
Matthias Engelbach,
a German chess programmer and electrical engineer. In 1978, Matthias Engelbach started to develop the chess program Schach in Algol running on mainframe computers [1].
In the early 90s, along with co-author Thomas Kreitmair, Schach 3.0 was a complete re-write in x86 (486) assembly language for PCs, to become one of the fastest programs of its time [2].
