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'''Tord Kallqvist Romstad''',<br/> | '''Tord Kallqvist Romstad''',<br/> | ||
| − | a Norwegian algebraic geometer by education, and as chess and games programmer author of the [[:Category:Open Source|open source chess programs]] [[Glaurung]], also available as [[iPhone]] chess program and since February 2014 as chess AI of [[Play Magnus]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51408&start=5 Re: Play Magnus: official App with Chess Engine] by [[Tord Romstad]], [[CCC]], February 26, 2014</ref>, the didactic [[Parallel Search|parallel search]] engine [[Viper]], the former [[Gothmog]], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_chess hexagonal chess] program ''Scatha''. Tord has also some interests in [[Shogi]] programming <ref>[http://www.shogi.net/shogi-l/Archive/2007/Njan15-10.txt Some thoughts on computer Shogi] by [[Tord Romstad]], January 15, 2007</ref> <ref>[http://www.glaurungchess.com/shogi/usi.html The Universal Shogi Interface, draft 1 (2007-01-24)]</ref>. In 2009 Tord joint forces with [[Marco Costalba]] and [[Joona Kiiski]] on Marco's initial branch of Glaurung's evolutionary tree called [[Stockfish]] <ref>[http://wbec-ridderkerk.forumotion.com/wbec-ridderkerk-news-info-f1/stockfish-glaurung-t402.htm Re: Stockfish - Glaurung] by [[Tord Romstad]], [http://wbec-ridderkerk.forumotion.com/forum.htm WBEC-Ridderkerk forum], September 05, 2009</ref>. | + | a Norwegian algebraic geometer by education, and as chess and games programmer author of the [[:Category:Open Source|open source chess programs]] [[Glaurung]], also available as [[iPhone]] chess program and since February 2014 as chess AI of [[Play Magnus]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51408&start=5 Re: Play Magnus: official App with Chess Engine] by [[Tord Romstad]], [[CCC]], February 26, 2014</ref>, the didactic [[Parallel Search|parallel search]] engine [[Viper]], the former [[Gothmog]], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_chess hexagonal chess] program ''Scatha''. Tord has also some interests in [[Shogi]] programming <ref>[http://www.shogi.net/shogi-l/Archive/2007/Njan15-10.txt Some thoughts on computer Shogi] by [[Tord Romstad]], January 15, 2007</ref> <ref>[http://www.glaurungchess.com/shogi/usi.html The Universal Shogi Interface, draft 1 (2007-01-24)]</ref>. In 2009 Tord joint forces with [[Marco Costalba]] and [[Joona Kiiski]] on Marco's initial branch of Glaurung's evolutionary tree called [[Stockfish]] <ref>[http://wbec-ridderkerk.forumotion.com/wbec-ridderkerk-news-info-f1/stockfish-glaurung-t402.htm Re: Stockfish - Glaurung] by [[Tord Romstad]], [http://wbec-ridderkerk.forumotion.com/forum.htm WBEC-Ridderkerk forum], September 05, 2009</ref>. More recently, Tord Romstad developed a [[Julia]] [[Utilities|chess programming library]] [[Chess.jl]] <ref>[https://romstad.github.io/Chess.jl/dev/ Home · Chess.jl]</ref>. |
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* [http://www.stockfishchess.com/ Stockfish Chess Engine Home] | * [http://www.stockfishchess.com/ Stockfish Chess Engine Home] | ||
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* [http://www.schach-welt.de/schach/computerschach/interviews/romstad-kiiski-costalba-eng Computerschach, Interview with Tord Romstad (Norway), Joona Kiiski (Finland) and Marco Costalba (Italy)] by [[Frank Quisinsky]], March 29, 2010 | * [http://www.schach-welt.de/schach/computerschach/interviews/romstad-kiiski-costalba-eng Computerschach, Interview with Tord Romstad (Norway), Joona Kiiski (Finland) and Marco Costalba (Italy)] by [[Frank Quisinsky]], March 29, 2010 | ||
| − | * [http://www.dbtv.no/3905907375001#Sjakk-VM_23._november Sjakk-VM 23. | + | * [http://www.dbtv.no/3905907375001#Sjakk-VM_23._november Sjakk-VM 23. November], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagbladet dbtv.no], Tord Romstad from 45:35 (Norwegian) <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2014#Game_11.2C_Carlsen.E2.80.93Anand.2C_1.E2.80.930 World Chess Championship 2014 after Game 11, November 23, 2014] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Carlsen Carlsen] retained the title, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagbladet Dagbladet TV], moderated by [https://no.linkedin.com/pub/simon-nitsche/5b/911/613 Simon Nitsche] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_Gausel Einar Gausel] and [http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1500953 Sheila Barth Sahl]</ref> |
* <span id="Video"></span>[http://www.tngtech.com/tng-ueber-uns/bigtechday/big-techday-8/abstracts.html#c12643 Parallelism and Selectivity in Game Tree Search] by [[Tord Romstad]], [http://www.tngtech.com/tng-ueber-uns/bigtechday/big-techday-8.html TNG | Big Techday 8], June 12, 2015, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59836&start=3 Re: Video : How do modern chess engines work ?] by Hermann Krause, [[CCC]], April 12, 2016</ref> | * <span id="Video"></span>[http://www.tngtech.com/tng-ueber-uns/bigtechday/big-techday-8/abstracts.html#c12643 Parallelism and Selectivity in Game Tree Search] by [[Tord Romstad]], [http://www.tngtech.com/tng-ueber-uns/bigtechday/big-techday-8.html TNG | Big Techday 8], June 12, 2015, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59836&start=3 Re: Video : How do modern chess engines work ?] by Hermann Krause, [[CCC]], April 12, 2016</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:31, 19 September 2020
Tord Romstad [1]
Tord Kallqvist Romstad,
a Norwegian algebraic geometer by education, and as chess and games programmer author of the open source chess programs Glaurung, also available as iPhone chess program and since February 2014 as chess AI of Play Magnus [2], the didactic parallel search engine Viper, the former Gothmog, and the hexagonal chess program Scatha. Tord has also some interests in Shogi programming [3] [4]. In 2009 Tord joint forces with Marco Costalba and Joona Kiiski on Marco's initial branch of Glaurung's evolutionary tree called Stockfish [5]. More recently, Tord Romstad developed a Julia chess programming library Chess.jl [6].
Contents
Photos
Winners Chess960CWC 2005: Tord Romstad, Johannes Zwanzger, Volker Böhm and Ralf Schäfer [7]
Forum Posts
2000 ...
- Mixing alpha-beta with PN search by Tord Romstad, CCC, January 18, 2004 » Alpha-Beta, Proof-Number Search
- When to do a null move search - an experiment by Tord Romstad, CCC, April 26, 2004 » Null Move Pruning
- Two questions for bitboard experts by Tord Romstad, Winboard Forum, November 06, 2004 » Bitboards, In Between, Piece-Lists
2005 ...
- Reductions and null move refutations by Tord Romstad, Winboard Forum, April 18, 2005 » Late Move Reductions, Null Move Pruning
- A plea to all computer chess enthusiasts (absurdly long) by Tord Romstad, CCC, February 08, 2006
- Bitboard question by Tord Romstad, Winboard Forum, March 14, 2006 » Bitboards
- Speedup with bitboards on 64-bit CPUs by Tord Romstad, CCC, April 27, 2007
- The Art of Evaluation by Tord Romstad, CCC, August 2, 2007 » Evaluation Philosophy
- SEE problem by Tord Romstad, CCC, April 13, 2008 » Static Exchange Evaluation
- Artificial stupidity - making a program play badly by Tord Romstad, CCC, May 20, 2008
2010 ...
- Revolutionizing handheld chess: Glaurung 2 for the iPhone by Tord Romstad, CCC, July 02, 2010
- Re: Play Magnus: official App with Chess Engine by Tord Romstad, CCC, February 26, 2014 » Play Magnus
- Reactions about AlphaZero from top GMs... by Norman Schmidt, CCC, December 08, 2017 » Reactions From Top GMs, Stockfish Author
External Links
- Stockfish Chess Engine Home
- Home · Chess.jl
- Computerschach, Interview with Tord Romstad (Norway), Joona Kiiski (Finland) and Marco Costalba (Italy) by Frank Quisinsky, March 29, 2010
- Sjakk-VM 23. November, dbtv.no, Tord Romstad from 45:35 (Norwegian) [8]
- Parallelism and Selectivity in Game Tree Search by Tord Romstad, TNG | Big Techday 8, June 12, 2015, YouTube Video [9]
- How Modern Chess Programs Work by Tord Romstad, Vimeo Video
References
- ↑ Tord Romstad during World Chess Championship 2014 in Norwegian TV, Capture from German ZDF Sportreportage, November 23, 2014, with excerpts from the broadcast
- ↑ Re: Play Magnus: official App with Chess Engine by Tord Romstad, CCC, February 26, 2014
- ↑ Some thoughts on computer Shogi by Tord Romstad, January 15, 2007
- ↑ The Universal Shogi Interface, draft 1 (2007-01-24)
- ↑ Re: Stockfish - Glaurung by Tord Romstad, WBEC-Ridderkerk forum, September 05, 2009
- ↑ Home · Chess.jl
- ↑ Aronian gewinnt FINet-Chess960-Turnier, ChessBase Nachrichten, August 13, 2005 (German)
- ↑ World Chess Championship 2014 after Game 11, November 23, 2014 and Carlsen retained the title, Dagbladet TV, moderated by Simon Nitsche with Einar Gausel and Sheila Barth Sahl
- ↑ Re: Video : How do modern chess engines work ? by Hermann Krause, CCC, April 12, 2016
