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a Belgian computer scientist, professional software developer, amateur astronomer, former chess player , and author of the super strong computer chess engine Houdini, which appeared in 2010 as closed source engine, free for non-commercial use, and leading the IPON rating list by Ingo Bauer (January, 2011). In October 2011 with the release of Houdini 2, Robert Houdart has become professional chess programmer. || toc =Houdini's Origin=
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Robert Houdart on the origins of Houdini in CCC, June 08, 2010

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Robert Houdart on Strelka 5

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=Forum Posts=
 * [|Re: Visual C++ 2008 - good compiler/ linker settings for speed?] by Robert Houdart, CCC, April 13, 2010
 * [|Re: Costeff Study 1979] by Robert Houdart, CCC, May 16, 2010
 * [|Re: question on draw evaluation] by Robert Houdart, CCC, June 07, 2010 » Draw Evaluation
 * [|Houdini 1.03 is available] by Robert Houdart, CCC, July 15, 2010
 * [|Re: Mate in 17 revisited] by Robert Houdart, CCC, July 16, 2010 » Zugzwang
 * [|Houdini 1.03a bug-fix is available] by Robert Houdart, CCC, July 17, 2010
 * [|Re: Plain and fancy magic on modern hardware] by Robert Houdart, CCC, August 26, 2010 » Magic Bitboards
 * [|Houdini 1.5 is released] by Robert Houdart, CCC, December 15, 2010
 * [|Houdini 2 is released] by Robert Houdart, CCC, September 02, 2011
 * [|Houdini 2 Aquarium released] by Robert Houdart, CCC, October 09, 2011
 * [|Computer Chess Biggest Liar] by kingliveson, OpenChess Forum, October 09, 2011
 * [|Re: Any plans for Houdini 3?] by Robert Houdart, CCC, December 03, 2011
 * [|Re: Komodo 4 on long time control] by Robert Houdart, CCC, December 04, 2011 » Komodo, Strelka

=External Links=
 * [|Robert Houdart], [|New In Chess]
 * [|Houdini Chess Engine]
 * [|Cruxis Telescope Construction]
 * [|Robert Houdart chess games - 365Chess.com]
 * [|Interview of Robert Houdart, the Creator of the Strongest Chess Engine in the world: Houdini] (pdf), [|chess-king.com]
 * [|Houdini 3 – the world's strongest chess engine in the Fritz interface - Interview with Robert Houdart, author of Houdini], ChessBase News, October 29, 2012
 * [|Han har laget sjakk-computeren Carlsen ikke tør møte] - [|VG Nett om Sjakk], November 20, 2013 (Norwegian)
 * [|Robert Houdart on Houdini 5 dev in TCEC], Chessdom, August 25, 2016 » TCEC Season 9
 * [|Interview with Robert Houdart, Mark Lefler and GM Larry Kaufman] by Nelson Hernandez, Chessdom, November 23, 2017 » TCEC Season 10
 * [|Interview with Robert Houdart, author of the champion engine Houdini], Chessdom, December 08, 2017

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