Jan+Kaan

a Dutch physicist, M.Sc. in physics from Delft University of Technology, [|MBA] from [|Webster University], [|ICCF] [|Correspondence Chess] Master , part-time computer chess programmer, opening book author of Yace in 2000, and author of the gambit chess program Djenghis in 2001 which was based on Marcel van Kervinck's program MSCP (Marcel’s Simple Chess Program). Debugging and further development of his engine has stopped, but it has been used in a free chess gambit opening training program of Bookbuilder. Other computer chess work was done in opening theory, in particular developing a repertoire for computer chess; variations have been researched with Bookbuilder. He then wrote a book //Better Chess Opening Play// published on [|lulu.com] and [|Amazon], and sometimes is still blogging about opening theory. || toc =Publications=
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 * Jan Kaan (**2017**). //[|Better Chess Opening Play]//. [|lulu.com], from [|amazon]

=Forum Posts=
 * [|null move question(Fruit)] by Jan K., CCC, July 22, 2004 » Fruit, Null Move Pruning
 * [|fine #70] by Jan K., CCC, August 12, 2004 » Lasker-Reichhelm Position
 * [|opening book standards] by Jef Kaan, CCC, August 10, 2016
 * [|chess training tool for intermediate level] by Jef Kaan, CCC, August 08, 2017

=External Links=
 * [|bookbuilder.nl]
 * [|about computer chess and opening theory]
 * [|Jan Kaan (ISOC Netherlands Staff)]

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