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**Alybadix**,
a set of [[Chess Problem Solving Engines|programs for solving]] orthodox (Matebadix, Sidebadix, ...) and heterodox (Fairybadix) <ref>[[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/264261/heterodox-problem|heterodox problem | chess composition | Encyclopedia Britannica]]</ref> [[Chess Problems, Compositions and Studies|chess problems]] and tools, developed by [[Ilkka Blom]] since 1980 initially for [[Apple II]] and later for [[IBM PC|PCs]] running [[MS-DOS|DOS]]. The solver AP.exe is completely written in [[x86]] [[Assembly|assembly]] language using the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJGPP|DJGPP]] suite <ref>[[http://alybadix.bl.ee/ap.htm|Alybadix chess solving program - AP.exe]]</ref>. Alybadix supports the problem genres [[Checkmate|checkmate]], [[Stalemate|stalemate]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helpmate|helpmate]], helpstalemate, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfmate|selfmate]], selfstalemate, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexmate|reflexmates]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seriesmover|seriesmover]] in N moves, and further [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe_chess|Circe chess]], maximummers <ref>[[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/370584/maximummer|maximummer | chess problem | Encyclopedia Britannica]]</ref> <ref>[[http://chess-problems-gr.blogspot.de/2008/05/maximummer.html|chess-problems-gr: Maximummer]]</ref>, and many [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_chess|Fairy]] types <ref>[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_for_handling_chess_problems#Alybadix|Alybadix - from Software for handling chess problems, Wikipedia]]</ref>. Alybadix is supported by [[Paul Wiereyn|Paul Wiereyn's]] [[Windows]] [[GUI]] [[APwin]]. It comes with a large problem collection and features quality printing supporting [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostscript|Ghostscript]] 9.00 or newer <ref>[[http://alybadix.bl.ee/|Alybadix - 1. Contents of Aly-CD 2010, Aly-USB 2010 and Aly-SD 2010]]</ref>.

=See also=
* [[APwin]]
* [[Chess Problems, Compositions and Studies]]
* [[Chess Problem Solving Engines]]
* [[Chest]]
* [[Gustav]]
* [[Mate Search]]
* [[Popeye]]
* [[Proof-Number Search]]

=Forum Posts=
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=35340|Can Alybadix or Gustav solve this studies]] by [[Uri Blass]], [[CCC]], December 10, 1998
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=261116|CHEST vs. ALYBADIX]] by [[Jouni Uski]], [[CCC]], October 23, 2002 » [[Chest]]

=External Links=
* [[http://alybadix.bl.ee/|Alybadix chess solving programs]]
* [[http://alybadix.bl.ee/ap.htm|Alybadix chess solving program - AP.exe]]
* [[https://www.facebook.com/alybadix|Alybadix Chess | Facebook]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_for_handling_chess_problems#Alybadix|Alybadix - from Software for handling chess problems, Wikipedia]]
* [[http://alybadix.bl.ee/apwin.htm|apwin]]
* [[http://web.telecom.cz/vaclav.kotesovec/|Alybadix 2005 and (fairy) chess endgames]] by [[Václav Kotěšovec]], April 23.2005
* [[http://web.telecom.cz/vaclav.kotesovec/gustav/gustav_alybadix.htm|GUSTAV - fastest program for orthodox selfmates and moremovers]] by [[Václav Kotěšovec]], October 6, 2009 » [[Gustav]] - Compare with ALYBADIX
* [[Videos#BrandX|Brand X]] - Unorthodox Behaviour, Live at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Scott's_Jazz_Club|Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]], September 1976, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube|YouTube]] Video
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=References= 
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