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Subject: Re: what is best program for practicing against

Author: Leen Ammeraal

Date: 08:03:53 12/26/05

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Hello Fernando,
Queen is not one of the strongest chess engines, and,
since I am probably one of the oldest active chess programmers,
the chances are that Queen will never reach the top, or
maintain a good position on a rating list for a great many
years. This may explain why I am "so scarcely known in the area
of chess computers", as you put it.
Recently, Queen did very well in the 3rd Division of
WBEC, Ridderkerk (http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/) and had a good
start in ChessWar, division VIIID
(http://loirechecs.chez-alice.fr/chesswar/Chesswar008D11.htm).

As for your final question, well, this is hardly the place to
write an autobiography. So I will only give some facts:
I was born in 1937 and I became a programmer in 1960 and
have programmed ever since, mainly in mathematically on
orientated applications and systems programming. I have never
been a strong chess player (although I tried, mainly using some
books of Dr. Max Euwe as a basis). You may find some more about
publication of mine using Google.
Best wishes,
Leen Ammeraal




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