Ossi+Weiner

a German graduate engineer, chess player, computer chess expert, co-author of computer chess books, Opening Book author, and computer chess and games businessman and distributor. Weiner was consultant of Hegener & Glaser, representing Mephisto chess computers at various World Computer and World Microcomputer Chess Championships, yielding in long term cooperation with Richard Lang and Ed Schröder. In 1983, Weiner founded his own company, the //Hobby Computer Centrale, Weiner Vertriebs GmbH// in Munich, which was the forerunner of the Millennium 2000 GmbH, founded 1996 together with his partner Manfred Hegener. Millennium 2000 further distributed the World Champion chess programs Shredder by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, and after Marty Hirsch's problems with his former distributor Martin Stamer his program MChess Pro. In 2003, Millennium discontinued the high end computer chess software sector to focus on their core business, chess computers, electronic games and consumer products. According to Hein Veldhuis, the computers of Millennium 2000 are produced by Eric White, while David Levy is responsible for the programs .|| toc =Photos=
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 * [[image:OssiWeiner1985.JPG width="203" height="246"]] ||~  || **Ossie (Ossi) Weiner**,
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 * Thomas Nitsche, Ossi Weiner and Lars Hjörth, WMCCC 1984 Glasgow ||
 * [[image:Ossi_Weiner_Manfred_Hegener_Richard_Lang_1985.jpg width="498" height="379" link="http://www.ismenio.com/mephisto.html"]] ||
 * Ossi Weiner, Manfred Hegener and Richard Lang, WMCCC 1985 ||
 * [[image:3-1_and_3-2.Nelson_Hyatt_Weiner.ACM_19_NACCC.Orlando.1988.102645367.NEWBORN.lg.jpg link="http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=stl-430b9bbdea550"]] ||
 * Nelson, Hyatt, Weiner at the ACM 1988, Orlando ||
 * [[image:3-1_and_3-2.Nelson_Hyatt_Weiner.ACM_19_NACCC.Orlando.1988.102645367.NEWBORN.lg.jpg link="http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=stl-430b9bbdea550"]] ||
 * Nelson, Hyatt, Weiner at the ACM 1988, Orlando ||

=Publicatons=
 * Hans-Peter Ketterling, Frieder Schwenkel, Ossi Weiner (**1980**). //Schach dem Computer - Spielen und lernen mit dem Schach-Computer//. Mosaik-Verlag (German)
 * [|Schachcomputer: Tricks und Trug], [|Der Spiegel] 50/1980, December 08, 1980, (German) [|pdf]
 * Hans-Peter Ketterling, Frieder Schwenkel, Ossi Weiner (**1983**). //Schach dem Computer - Spielen und lernen mit dem Schach-Computer//. Wilhelm Goldmann GmbH (German)
 * Tony Harrington (**1983**). //A Match for Brute Force//. Personal Computer World, [|May 1983], [|pdf]
 * Ephraim Kishon, [|Helmut Pfleger], Ossi Weiner (**1993**). //Der Schachcomputer: Gegner und Freund//. Ullstein (German)
 * Ephraim Kishon, [|Helmut Pfleger], Ossi Weiner (**1998**). //Der Schachcomputer: Gegner und Freund//. Nymphenburger Verlag
 * [|Rochade Europa], 03-**1999** S.84-86/88, Detlef Pordzik: Millennium Chess System ein Interview mit Ossi Weiner (Ossi Weiner ist von 1983 bis Anfang 1994 gleichzeitig Geschäftsführer von HCC und Productmanager der Hegener & Glaser)

=Cartoon= =See also=
 * [[image:OssiCartoon.JPG link="http://www.rebel.nl/diaz.htm"]] ||
 * Ossi Weiner as ChessMan ||
 * WCCC 1986 Video
 * Intel Grand Prix 1994

=External Links=
 * [|About the company Hegener & Glaser (Mephisto)] from [|Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]
 * [|Weiner, Ossi FIDE Chess Profile]
 * [|Chessgames of Ossi Weiner] from [|chessgames.com]
 * [|Ossi Weiner – Wikipedia.de] (Geman)
 * [|Neuer Geschäftsführer der Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH] by [|Ullrich Krause], [|German Chess Federation], December 08, 2017 (German)

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