Folkert van Heusden, a Dutch software developer, system administrator and network engineer [1] . As open source programmer Folkert is author of the experimental chess programs Pos [2] and DeepBrutePos [3] , both written in Java. A incarnation of DeepBrutePos, running on a system with an UDOO computer and seven Raspberry Pi calculating nodes is dubbed PuppetMaster [4] . Former experimental chess programs were CPP1 [5] , Bullucks [6] and QueenBee. His latest engine first released in August 2015 is the UCI compliant Embla [7], in 2016 incorporated inside a self made chess computer board based on a Raspberry Pi 3 [8].
Folkert van Heusden [9]

Forum Posts

2012 ...

• move generation speed by Folkert van Heusden, Winboard Forum, January 03, 2012 » Move Generation
• what on earth by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, July 09, 2012
• transposition tables by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, July 23, 2013 » Transposition Table
• raspberry pi cluster versus fairymax by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 31, 2013 » Raspberry Pi
• Re: CSVN 1st Open Internet Tournament: Results and games by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, May 12, 2014
• std::vector<> considered harmful by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, September 25, 2014 » Move List, Array

2015 ...

• creating an opening book by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, June 24, 2015 » Opening Book
• Embla by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, August 26, 2015
• Embla 0.7.1 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, December 08, 2015

• late move reduction by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, January 21, 2016 » Late Move Reductions
• Embla 0.8 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, February 13, 2016
• Embla 0.9 by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, March 03, 2016
• threading by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, March 03, 2016 » Thread
• chess computer board by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, April 27, 2016 » Embla Board
• cluster versus single server by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, April 28, 2016 » Engine Testing

• improving iid by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, January 06, 2017 » Internal Iterative Deepening
• cut nodes by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 18, 2017 » Cut-Nodes
• PVS & Embla by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, October 19, 2017 » Principal Variation Search, Embla
• tuning for the uninformed by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, November 23, 2017 » Automated Tuning

External Links

• www.vanheusden.com
• www.vanheusden.com - Computer Chess
• Embla based chess computer by Folkert van Heusden
• van Heusden, Folkert from computer-go.info
• Folkert van Heusden | LinkedIn

References

1. ^ Folkert van Heusden - LinkedIn
2. ^ POS - An experimental chess program
3. ^ DeepBrutePOS - An experimental chess program
4. ^ Re: CSVN 1st Open Internet Tournament: Results and games by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, May 12, 2014
5. ^ CPP1
6. ^ Bullucks
7. ^ Embla by Folkert van Heusden
8. ^ chess computer board by Folkert van Heusden, CCC, April 27, 2016
9. ^ Folkert van Heusden operating PuppetMaster at PT 46, photos by Jan Krabbenbos, PT46: Round 2

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