Author: Frank Schneider
Date: 13:31:00 10/10/99
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On October 10, 1999 at 15:45:01, Sven Reichard wrote: >After reading Josh's message I realized I was so rude to come in here and start >posting without properly introducing myself. I am sorry about that. Better late >than never, so here we go: > >I'm 29 yrs old, from Germany. Currently Math grad student at U of Del. I've been >reading a lot about computer chess in the last 10+ years, but never wrote >anything substantial, except for a simple mate detector on an old Atari ST. > >Recently I started to write some procedures. The goal is not a top class playing >engine (which I wouldn't be able to write anyway), but a library (codename: >Alice) to allow me experimenting with various algorithms and data structures. > >With this goal in mind, the focus is on reusable, understandable software. It >will be a C++ class library (similar to the Crazy Bishop), and I *will* use >virtual functions. Hi Sven, I think the goals of Steven Edwards' OCD (Object Chess Demonstrator) were quite similar to yours. I have an rather old version of it and I'm not sure if it is still being maintained/developed. Why don't you (re)use the TCB chesslib? Frank > >I did some stuff, e.g., rotated bitboards, but then I had to move from little >endian to big endian, and I realized the code was not as portable as I thought. >:( > >As a chess player, I'm rather weak (SvenR on fics), so my engines should at >least be able to beat me. ;-) > >Let me add that I really like this forum and its friendly atmosphere. > >Sven Reichard >reichard@math.udel.edu
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