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'''Peter Kappler''',<br/> | '''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. | + | an American aerospace engineer, software developer, master-ranked [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chess_Federation USCF] chess player <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> <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. | 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>, | 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>, | ||
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* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=78004 ICC Championship - lets decide on a time control] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], November 15, 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 ...== | ==2000 ...== | ||
| + | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=92700 diminishing returns w/ increased search depth?] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], January 27, 2000 » [[Depth#DiminishingReturns|Diminishing Returns]] | ||
* [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=98898 Re: Bookup] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], February 23, 2000 » [[Bookup]] | ||
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=171853 CCT3 - nice first day for Bringer] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], May 26, 2001 » [[CCT3]], [[Bringer]] | * [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=171853 CCT3 - nice first day for Bringer] by [[Peter Kappler]], [[CCC]], May 26, 2001 » [[CCT3]], [[Bringer]] | ||
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* [https://twitter.com/pkappler Peter Kappler (@pkappler) | Twitter] | * [https://twitter.com/pkappler Peter Kappler (@pkappler) | Twitter] | ||
* [https://github.com/pkappler pkappler (Peter Kappler) · GitHub] | * [https://github.com/pkappler pkappler (Peter Kappler) · GitHub] | ||
| + | * [http://www.uschess.org/content/view/11347/812/ The United States Chess Federation - A New Lens on Computer Chess] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Root Dr. Alexey Root], August 14, 2011 | ||
* [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]] | * [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]] | ||
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5416202/ Peter Kappler - IMDb] | * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5416202/ Peter Kappler - IMDb] | ||
Revision as of 21:04, 1 November 2019
Peter Kappler [1]
Peter Kappler,
an American aerospace engineer, software developer, master-ranked USCF chess player [2] [3], and computer chess programmer and consultant.
Peter received a B.Sc. in aerospace engineering from University of Texas at Austin in 1992.
He serves as webmaster of the Texas Chess Association [4] [5],
and is author of the private chess engine Grok [6].
Peter Kappler was computer chess consultant for Andrew Bujalski's 2013 feature film Computer Chess [7].
Forum Posts
1999
- u2600 - rook sac from Lambchop-Grok by Peter Kappler, CCC, April 27, 1999
- Most entertaining game in round 1? My vote is Centaur-Fritz by Peter Kappler, CCC, June 15, 1999 » WCCC 1999
- ICC Championship - lets decide on a time control by Peter Kappler, CCC, November 15, 1999
2000 ...
- diminishing returns w/ increased search depth? by Peter Kappler, CCC, January 27, 2000 » Diminishing Returns
- Re: Bookup by Peter Kappler, CCC, February 23, 2000 » Bookup
- CCT3 - nice first day for Bringer by Peter Kappler, CCC, May 26, 2001 » CCT3, Bringer
- CCT5 - Grok, Rounds 1-4 by Peter Kappler, CCC, January 21, 2003 » CCT5
- to Peter Kappler - re:Grok by Scott Farrell, CCC, November 13, 2003
- Re: OliThink GUI in Java... Complete source posted by Peter Kappler, CCC, November 26, 2009 » OliThink
2010 ...
- Re: WinBoard protocol extension proposal: exclude moves by Peter Kappler, CCC, November 17, 2010 » Chess Engine Communication Protocol
- Re: Computer Chess - the movie by Peter Kappler, CCC, July 30, 2011 » Computer Chess
- Re: Easy engine to use for testing by Peter Kappler, CCC, June 10, 2012 » The Art of Evaluation
- Re: Transposition table usage in quiescent search? by Peter Kappler, CCC, March 03, 2013 » Transposition Table, Quiescence Search
- Google's AlphaGo team has been working on chess by Peter Kappler, CCC, December 06, 2017 » AlphaZero
External Links
- Peter Kappler | LinkedIn
- Peter Kappler (@pkappler) | Twitter
- pkappler (Peter Kappler) · GitHub
- The United States Chess Federation - A New Lens on Computer Chess by Dr. Alexey Root, August 14, 2011
- The United States Chess Federation - The Making of Computer Chess by Dr. Alexey Root, July 17, 2013 » Computer Chess
- Peter Kappler - IMDb
References
- ↑ Peter Kappler | LinkedIn
- ↑ The United States Chess Federation - The Making of Computer Chess by Dr. Alexey Root, July 17, 2013
- ↑ Austin Chess Club - FAQ
- ↑ Welcome to the new TCA website! - Texas Chess Association
- ↑ Texas Knights - The official publication of the Texas Chess Association, Volume 52, Number 4, March-April 2011
- ↑ inactive Private Engine List from Computer-Chess Wiki by Ron Murawski
- ↑ The United States Chess Federation - The Making of Computer Chess by Dr. Alexey Root, July 17, 2013
