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'''Peter Kappler''',<br/>
an American aerospace engineer, software developer, chess player <ref>[http://www.austinchess.org/FAQ.html Austin Chess Club - FAQ]</ref> and computer chess programmer and consultant.
Peter received a B.Sc. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_engineering aerospace engineering] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin University of Texas at Austin] in 1992.
He serves as webmaster of the ''Texas Chess Association'' <ref>[https://texaschess.org/welcome-to-the-new-tca-website/ Welcome to the new TCA website! - Texas Chess Association]</ref> <ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0ZXhhc2NoZXNzfGd4OjYyMTVmZDU0N2M5ODE5MDk Texas Knights - The official publication of the Texas Chess Association, Volume 52, Number 4, March-April 2011]</ref>,
and is author of the private chess engine [[Grok]] <ref>[http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list#inactive_private_engine_list inactive Private Engine List] from [http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=home Computer-Chess Wiki] by [[Ron Murawski]]</ref>.
Peter Kappler was computer chess consultant for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bujalski Andrew Bujalski's] 2013 feature film [[History#ComputerChess|Computer Chess]] <ref>[http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12283/719/ The United States Chess Federation - The Making of Computer Chess] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Root Dr. Alexey Root], July 17, 2013</ref>.
=Forum Posts=
==1999==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=49915 u2600 - rook sac from Lambchop-Grok] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], April 27, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=78004 ICC Championship - lets decide on a time control] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], November 15, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=98898 Re: Bookup] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], February 23, 2000 » [[Bookup]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=278568 CCT5 - Grok, Rounds 1-4] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], January 21, 2003 » [[CCT5]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=327305 to Peter Kappler - re:Grok] by [[Scott Farrell]], [[CCC]], November 13, 2003
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30793&start=2 Re: OliThink GUI in Java... Complete source posted] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], November 26, 2009 » [[OliThink]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36737&start=1 Re: WinBoard protocol extension proposal: exclude moves] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], November 17, 2010 » [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=39875&start=22 Re: Computer Chess - the movie] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], July 30, 2011 » [[History#ComputerChess|Computer Chess]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=43906&start=23 Re: Easy engine to use for testing] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], June 10, 2012 » [[Evaluation Philosophy#The Art of Evaluation|The Art of Evaluation]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=47373&start=10 Re: Transposition table usage in quiescent search?] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], March 03, 2013 » [[Transposition Table]], [[Quiescence Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65909 Google's AlphaGo team has been working on chess] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], December 06, 2017 » [[AlphaZero]]
=External Links=
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-kappler-b860907/ Peter Kappler | LinkedIn]
* [http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12283/719/ The United States Chess Federation - The Making of Computer Chess] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Root Dr. Alexey Root], July 17, 2013 » [[History#ComputerChess|Computer Chess]]
=References=
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'''Peter Kappler''',<br/>
an American aerospace engineer, software developer, chess player <ref>[http://www.austinchess.org/FAQ.html Austin Chess Club - FAQ]</ref> and computer chess programmer and consultant.
Peter received a B.Sc. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_engineering aerospace engineering] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin University of Texas at Austin] in 1992.
He serves as webmaster of the ''Texas Chess Association'' <ref>[https://texaschess.org/welcome-to-the-new-tca-website/ Welcome to the new TCA website! - Texas Chess Association]</ref> <ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0ZXhhc2NoZXNzfGd4OjYyMTVmZDU0N2M5ODE5MDk Texas Knights - The official publication of the Texas Chess Association, Volume 52, Number 4, March-April 2011]</ref>,
and is author of the private chess engine [[Grok]] <ref>[http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:private_engine_list#inactive_private_engine_list inactive Private Engine List] from [http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=home Computer-Chess Wiki] by [[Ron Murawski]]</ref>.
Peter Kappler was computer chess consultant for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bujalski Andrew Bujalski's] 2013 feature film [[History#ComputerChess|Computer Chess]] <ref>[http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12283/719/ The United States Chess Federation - The Making of Computer Chess] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Root Dr. Alexey Root], July 17, 2013</ref>.
=Forum Posts=
==1999==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=49915 u2600 - rook sac from Lambchop-Grok] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], April 27, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=78004 ICC Championship - lets decide on a time control] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], November 15, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=98898 Re: Bookup] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], February 23, 2000 » [[Bookup]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=278568 CCT5 - Grok, Rounds 1-4] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], January 21, 2003 » [[CCT5]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=327305 to Peter Kappler - re:Grok] by [[Scott Farrell]], [[CCC]], November 13, 2003
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30793&start=2 Re: OliThink GUI in Java... Complete source posted] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], November 26, 2009 » [[OliThink]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36737&start=1 Re: WinBoard protocol extension proposal: exclude moves] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], November 17, 2010 » [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=39875&start=22 Re: Computer Chess - the movie] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], July 30, 2011 » [[History#ComputerChess|Computer Chess]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=43906&start=23 Re: Easy engine to use for testing] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], June 10, 2012 » [[Evaluation Philosophy#The Art of Evaluation|The Art of Evaluation]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=47373&start=10 Re: Transposition table usage in quiescent search?] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], March 03, 2013 » [[Transposition Table]], [[Quiescence Search]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65909 Google's AlphaGo team has been working on chess] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], December 06, 2017 » [[AlphaZero]]
=External Links=
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-kappler-b860907/ Peter Kappler | LinkedIn]
* [http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12283/719/ The United States Chess Federation - The Making of Computer Chess] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Root Dr. Alexey Root], July 17, 2013 » [[History#ComputerChess|Computer Chess]]
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