Ossi Weiner
Ossie (Ossi) Weiner,
a German graduate engineer, chess player, computer chess expert, co-author of computer chess books, Opening Book author, and computer chess and games businessman and distributor. Weiner was consultant of Hegener & Glaser [2], representing Mephisto chess computers at various World Computer and World Microcomputer Chess Championships, yielding in long term cooperation with Richard Lang and Ed Schröder. In 1983, Weiner founded his own company, the Hobby Computer Centrale, Weiner Vertriebs GmbH in Munich, which was the forerunner of the Millennium 2000 GmbH, founded 1996 together with his partner Manfred Hegener [3] . Millennium 2000 further distributed the World Champion chess programs Shredder by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, and after Marty Hirsch's problems [4] with his former distributor Martin Stamer his program MChess Pro. In 2003, Millennium discontinued the high end computer chess software sector to focus on their core business, chess computers, electronic games and consumer products. According to Hein Veldhuis, the computers of Millennium 2000 are produced by Eric White, while David Levy is responsible for the programs [5].
Photos
Thomas Nitsche, Ossi Weiner and Lars Hjörth, WMCCC 1984 Glasgow [6] [7]
Nelson, Hyatt, Weiner at the ACM 1988, Orlando [8]
Publicatons
- Hans-Peter Ketterling, Frieder Schwenkel, Ossi Weiner (1980). Schach dem Computer - Spielen und lernen mit dem Schach-Computer. Mosaik-Verlag (German)
- Schachcomputer: Tricks und Trug, Der Spiegel 50/1980, December 08, 1980, (German) pdf
- Hans-Peter Ketterling, Frieder Schwenkel, Ossi Weiner (1983). Schach dem Computer - Spielen und lernen mit dem Schach-Computer. Wilhelm Goldmann GmbH (German)
- Tony Harrington (1983). A Match for Brute Force. Personal Computer World, May 1983, pdf [9]
- Ephraim Kishon, Helmut Pfleger, Ossi Weiner (1993). Der Schachcomputer: Gegner und Freund. Ullstein (German)
- Ephraim Kishon, Helmut Pfleger, Ossi Weiner (1998). Der Schachcomputer: Gegner und Freund. Nymphenburger Verlag [10]
- Rochade Europa, 03-1999 S.84-86/88, Detlef Pordzik: Millennium Chess System ein Interview mit Ossi Weiner (Ossi Weiner ist von 1983 bis Anfang 1994 gleichzeitig Geschäftsführer von HCC und Productmanager der Hegener & Glaser) [11]
Cartoon
Ossi Weiner as ChessMan [12]
See also
External Links
- About the company Hegener & Glaser (Mephisto) from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki
- Weiner, Ossi FIDE Chess Profile
- Chessgames of Ossi Weiner from chessgames.com
- Ossi Weiner – Wikipedia.de (Geman)
- Neuer Geschäftsführer der Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH by Ullrich Krause, German Chess Federation, December 08, 2017 (German) [13]
References
- ↑ László Lindner, A SZÁMÍTÓGÉPES SAKK KÉPEKBEN című melléklete - The pictures of the Beginning of Chess Computers
- ↑ Tony Harrington (1983). A Match for Brute Force. Personal Computer World, May 1983, pdf
- ↑ Millennium 2000
- ↑ EUROCHESS cheated Marty Hirsch out of $35,000 according to Marty Hirsch thread from rec.games.chess.computer, Marty's post (19), February 24, 1997
- ↑ De firma Millennium 2000 GmbH Hegener & Weiner in vogelvlucht by Hein Veldhuis, Dutch and German pdf
- ↑ Was macht eigentlich Thomas Nitsche, der Mephisto III Programmierer? by Thorsten Czub
- ↑ Photo by Rainer Neuhäusler, Re: Who is that guy? by Rainer Neuhäusler, CCC, August 19, 2009
- ↑ Photo from The Computer History Museum (wrong text)
- ↑ Harrington's article mentions Gern gefällig, Der Spiegel 1/1983, January 03, 1983 (German)
- ↑ Schach © DIE ZEIT 14.04.2005 Nr.16 (German) by Helmut Pfleger
- ↑ De firma Millennium 2000 GmbH Hegener & Weiner in vogelvlucht by Hein Veldhuis, Dutch and German pdf
- ↑ Diaz Cartoon from WMCCC 1993 booklet from Computerschach und Spiele, via More DIAZ Cartoons hosted by Ed Schröder
- ↑ Unser Ossi Weiner by Ingo Althöfer, December 11, 2017 (German)
