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'''Thomas Mally''', (July 03, 1943 - January 2013 <ref>[http://regiowiki.at/index.php?title=Thomas_Mally Thomas Mally – Regiowiki]</ref> )<br/>
was an Austrian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath polymath], journalist, writer, translator, guide and local historian of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna Vienna], computer chess expert, tester of [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]] and [[Engines|programs]], as well as computer chess programmer. He allegedly mastered 12 or even more languages, and worked at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Vienna University of Vienna] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_studies German studies] under advisor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_H%C3%B6fler Otto Höfler], which turned out to be a difficult relationship, and later on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanism Hispanic studies], also without taking a degree <ref>[http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_reflexionen/zeitgenossen/557450_Erinnerung-an-Thomas-Mally.html Erinnerung an Thomas Mally - Seit 7. Jänner ist er abgängig] by [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schediwy Robert Schediwy], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Zeitung Wiener Zeitung] Online, June 26, 2013</ref>. As member of the [[First Vienna Computer Chess Club]], Thomas Mally was editor of [[Modul]] and [[PC Schach]], and further wrote for [[Computerschach und Spiele]] and the [[ICGA Journal|ICCA Journal]]. As chess programmer he was author of the [[IBM PC|PC]] program [[Wappler]], which was sparring partner of [[Chrilly Donninger|Chrilly Donninger's]] [[Nimzo]] in the early 90s <ref>[[Thomas Mally]] ('''1992'''). ''Wappler Lebt - Der Nimzo Schock und die Folgen''. [[Modul]] 1/1992</ref> .
On January 07, 2013, at the beginning of a long and snowy midwinter period, Mally embarked on his probably last walk <ref>[http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_reflexionen/zeitgenossen/557450_Erinnerung-an-Thomas-Mally.html Erinnerung an Thomas Mally - Seit 7. Jänner ist er abgängig] by [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schediwy Robert Schediwy], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Zeitung Wiener Zeitung] Online, June 26, 2013</ref>. He remained missing for over a year, and was ultimately found on March 27, 2014, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purkersdorf Purkersdorfer] Glasgraben close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Autobahn West Autobahn]. Thomas Mally could be identified by ID and carried his orthopedic shoes <ref>[http://regiowiki.at/index.php?title=Thomas_Mally Thomas Mally – Regiowiki]</ref> <ref>[http://forum.computerschach.de/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?tid=7098 Thomas Mally ist gestorben] by [[Ingo Althöfer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CSS Forum]], April 16, 2014</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>pdfs hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref>
==1989==
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Dinosaurus Hi-Tech - Chess Master “Diamond” nicht ganz Lupenrein''. [[Modul]] 1/1989 <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-1987%20%5BH-1501%5D%20VEB%20Mikroelektronik%20Erfurt%20-%20Chess-Master%20Diamond.pdf VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt - Chess-Master Diamond], pdf hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref> <ref>[[Chess-Master#ChessMasterDiamond|Chess-Master Diamond]]</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož)''. [[Modul]] 3/89, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1989,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Mikro-WM%201989%20in%20Portorose.pdf pdf] » [[WMCCC 1989]]
==1990 ...==
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1990'''). ''Interview mit dem Interviewer. Göran Grottling über die Schwedische Rating-Liste''. [[Modul]] February 1990, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/06-1990,%20Modul,%20Goran%20Grottling%20uber%20die%20Schwedische%20Rating-Liste.pdf pdf] » [[Göran Grottling]]
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1990'''). ''Liebesgrüße nach Warschau - Ein Interview mit Jeroen Noomen''. [[Modul]], December 1990, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/12-1990,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Ein%20Interview%20mit%20Jeroen%20Noomen.pdf pdf] » [[Jeroen Noomen]]
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1990'''). ''[[WMCCC 1990|The 10th World Microcomputer Chess Championship]]''. [[ICGA Journal#13_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4]]
* [[Thomas Mally]], [[Helmut Weigel]] ('''1991'''). ''Spielend Schach lernen - Mein erster Mephisto''. [[Hegener & Glaser]], (German) [http://isabelle.zanchetta.free.fr/docs/Mephisto/Mephisto_Mein_erster_DE.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Alain Zanchetta]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mein_erster_Mephisto Mein erster Mephisto], [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1992'''). ''Wappler Lebt - Der Nimzo Schock und die Folgen''. [[Modul]] 1/1992
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1993'''). ''PC Power in Braille - Nimzo Guernica: Ein PC-Schachprogramm für Blinde''. [[PC Schach]] 3/93 » [[Nimzo|Nimzo-Guernica]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille Braille from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1993'''). ''Mäeutik oder Schmäh-Eutik?'' [[PC Schach]] 3/93 » [[Socrates|Socrates 3.0]] (German) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic method from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1993'''). ''Matt in Wieviel?'' [[PC Schach]] 3/93
==2000 ...==
* [[Thomas Mally]], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schediwy Robert Schediwy] ('''2007, 2008'''). ''[http://www.lit-verlag.de/isbn/3-8258-8633-2 Wiener Spurensuche : verschwundene Orte erzählen]''. [http://www.lit-verlag.de/wien/ LIT Verlag Berlin-Münster-Wien-Zürich-London]
: [[FILE:ThaliaVienna1856.JPG|none|border|text-bottom|335px|link=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia-Theater_%28Wien%29]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia_Theatre Thalia-Theatre], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna Vienna] (1856 - 1870)</ref> <ref>[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia-Theater_%28Wien%29 Thalia-Theater (Wien) Wikipedia.de] (German)</ref> <ref>[http://www.austria-lexikon.at/af/AEIOU/Thaliatheater/Bilder_Thaliatheater Bilder Thaliatheater - Austria-Forum]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia_%28Muse%29 Thalia (Muse) from Wikipedia]</ref>
=External Links=
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Sphinx_Dominator#Die_Akte_Sphinx Die Akte Sphinx], Articles by [[Thomas Mally]], [[Modul]] 1988-1991, hosted by [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German) » [[CXG Sphinx]]
* [http://regiowiki.at/index.php?title=Thomas_Mally Thomas Mally – Regiowiki] (German)
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[[FILE:ThomasMally.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_reflexionen/zeitgenossen/557450_Erinnerung-an-Thomas-Mally.html| Thomas Mally <ref>[http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_reflexionen/zeitgenossen/557450_Erinnerung-an-Thomas-Mally.html Erinnerung an Thomas Mally - Seit 7. Jänner ist er abgängig] by [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schediwy Robert Schediwy], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Zeitung Wiener Zeitung] Online, June 26, 2013, Photo © Helmut Hubeny</ref> ]]
'''Thomas Mally''', (July 03, 1943 - January 2013 <ref>[http://regiowiki.at/index.php?title=Thomas_Mally Thomas Mally – Regiowiki]</ref> )<br/>
was an Austrian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath polymath], journalist, writer, translator, guide and local historian of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna Vienna], computer chess expert, tester of [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]] and [[Engines|programs]], as well as computer chess programmer. He allegedly mastered 12 or even more languages, and worked at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Vienna University of Vienna] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_studies German studies] under advisor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_H%C3%B6fler Otto Höfler], which turned out to be a difficult relationship, and later on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanism Hispanic studies], also without taking a degree <ref>[http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_reflexionen/zeitgenossen/557450_Erinnerung-an-Thomas-Mally.html Erinnerung an Thomas Mally - Seit 7. Jänner ist er abgängig] by [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schediwy Robert Schediwy], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Zeitung Wiener Zeitung] Online, June 26, 2013</ref>. As member of the [[First Vienna Computer Chess Club]], Thomas Mally was editor of [[Modul]] and [[PC Schach]], and further wrote for [[Computerschach und Spiele]] and the [[ICGA Journal|ICCA Journal]]. As chess programmer he was author of the [[IBM PC|PC]] program [[Wappler]], which was sparring partner of [[Chrilly Donninger|Chrilly Donninger's]] [[Nimzo]] in the early 90s <ref>[[Thomas Mally]] ('''1992'''). ''Wappler Lebt - Der Nimzo Schock und die Folgen''. [[Modul]] 1/1992</ref> .
On January 07, 2013, at the beginning of a long and snowy midwinter period, Mally embarked on his probably last walk <ref>[http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wz_reflexionen/zeitgenossen/557450_Erinnerung-an-Thomas-Mally.html Erinnerung an Thomas Mally - Seit 7. Jänner ist er abgängig] by [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schediwy Robert Schediwy], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Zeitung Wiener Zeitung] Online, June 26, 2013</ref>. He remained missing for over a year, and was ultimately found on March 27, 2014, in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purkersdorf Purkersdorfer] Glasgraben close to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Autobahn West Autobahn]. Thomas Mally could be identified by ID and carried his orthopedic shoes <ref>[http://regiowiki.at/index.php?title=Thomas_Mally Thomas Mally – Regiowiki]</ref> <ref>[http://forum.computerschach.de/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?tid=7098 Thomas Mally ist gestorben] by [[Ingo Althöfer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CSS Forum]], April 16, 2014</ref> .
=Selected Publications=
<ref>pdfs hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref>
==1989==
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Dinosaurus Hi-Tech - Chess Master “Diamond” nicht ganz Lupenrein''. [[Modul]] 1/1989 <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-1987%20%5BH-1501%5D%20VEB%20Mikroelektronik%20Erfurt%20-%20Chess-Master%20Diamond.pdf VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt - Chess-Master Diamond], pdf hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref> <ref>[[Chess-Master#ChessMasterDiamond|Chess-Master Diamond]]</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1989'''). ''Mikro-WM in Portorose (Portorož)''. [[Modul]] 3/89, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1989,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Mikro-WM%201989%20in%20Portorose.pdf pdf] » [[WMCCC 1989]]
==1990 ...==
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1990'''). ''Interview mit dem Interviewer. Göran Grottling über die Schwedische Rating-Liste''. [[Modul]] February 1990, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/06-1990,%20Modul,%20Goran%20Grottling%20uber%20die%20Schwedische%20Rating-Liste.pdf pdf] » [[Göran Grottling]]
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1990'''). ''Liebesgrüße nach Warschau - Ein Interview mit Jeroen Noomen''. [[Modul]], December 1990, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/12-1990,%20Modul,%20Thomas%20Mally,%20Ein%20Interview%20mit%20Jeroen%20Noomen.pdf pdf] » [[Jeroen Noomen]]
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1990'''). ''[[WMCCC 1990|The 10th World Microcomputer Chess Championship]]''. [[ICGA Journal#13_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4]]
* [[Thomas Mally]], [[Helmut Weigel]] ('''1991'''). ''Spielend Schach lernen - Mein erster Mephisto''. [[Hegener & Glaser]], (German) [http://isabelle.zanchetta.free.fr/docs/Mephisto/Mephisto_Mein_erster_DE.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Alain Zanchetta]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mein_erster_Mephisto Mein erster Mephisto], [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1992'''). ''Wappler Lebt - Der Nimzo Schock und die Folgen''. [[Modul]] 1/1992
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1993'''). ''PC Power in Braille - Nimzo Guernica: Ein PC-Schachprogramm für Blinde''. [[PC Schach]] 3/93 » [[Nimzo|Nimzo-Guernica]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille Braille from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1993'''). ''Mäeutik oder Schmäh-Eutik?'' [[PC Schach]] 3/93 » [[Socrates|Socrates 3.0]] (German) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic method from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [[Thomas Mally]] ('''1993'''). ''Matt in Wieviel?'' [[PC Schach]] 3/93
==2000 ...==
* [[Thomas Mally]], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schediwy Robert Schediwy] ('''2007, 2008'''). ''[http://www.lit-verlag.de/isbn/3-8258-8633-2 Wiener Spurensuche : verschwundene Orte erzählen]''. [http://www.lit-verlag.de/wien/ LIT Verlag Berlin-Münster-Wien-Zürich-London]
: [[FILE:ThaliaVienna1856.JPG|none|border|text-bottom|335px|link=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia-Theater_%28Wien%29]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia_Theatre Thalia-Theatre], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna Vienna] (1856 - 1870)</ref> <ref>[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia-Theater_%28Wien%29 Thalia-Theater (Wien) Wikipedia.de] (German)</ref> <ref>[http://www.austria-lexikon.at/af/AEIOU/Thaliatheater/Bilder_Thaliatheater Bilder Thaliatheater - Austria-Forum]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalia_%28Muse%29 Thalia (Muse) from Wikipedia]</ref>
=External Links=
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Sphinx_Dominator#Die_Akte_Sphinx Die Akte Sphinx], Articles by [[Thomas Mally]], [[Modul]] 1988-1991, hosted by [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German) » [[CXG Sphinx]]
* [http://regiowiki.at/index.php?title=Thomas_Mally Thomas Mally – Regiowiki] (German)
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