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Zappa (chess)

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Zappa, Zap!Chess or Zappa Mexico, is a UCI chess engine written by Anthony Cozzie, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [1]

26 relations: Central processing unit, Chess engine, ChessBase, Computer chess, Crafty, Draw (chess), Endgame tablebase, Fruit (software), GNU General Public License, Grandmaster (chess), Iceland, Internet Chess Club, Internet Computer Chess Tournament, Jaan Ehlvest, Junior (chess), Linux, Microsoft Windows, Open-source software, Proprietary software, Reykjavík, Rybka, Shredder (software), Symmetric multiprocessing, Universal Chess Interface, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, World Computer Chess Championship.

Central processing unit

A central processing unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.

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Chess engine

In computer chess, a chess engine is a computer program that analyses chess or chess variant positions and makes decisions on the best chess moves.

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ChessBase

ChessBase GmbH is a German company that markets chess software, maintains a chess news site, and operates servers for online chess.

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Computer chess

Computer chess is a game of computer architecture encompassing hardware and software capable of playing chess autonomously without human guidance.

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Crafty

Crafty is a chess program written by UAB professor Dr.

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Draw (chess)

In chess, a draw is the result of a game ending in a tie.

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Endgame tablebase

An endgame tablebase is a computerized database that contains precalculated exhaustive analysis of chess endgame positions.

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Fruit (software)

Fruit is a chess engine developed by Fabien Letouzey.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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Grandmaster (chess)

The title Grandmaster (GM) is awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.

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Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

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Internet Chess Club

The Internet Chess Club (ICC) is a commercial Internet chess server devoted to the play and discussion of chess and chess variants.

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Internet Computer Chess Tournament

The Internet Computer Chess Tournament (abbreviated CCT) has been held annually since 2000 on the Internet Chess Club.

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Jaan Ehlvest

Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962) is an Estonian-American chess grandmaster.

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Junior (chess)

Junior is a computer chess program written by the Israeli programmers Amir Ban and Shay Bushinsky.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software whose source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.

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Proprietary software

Proprietary software is non-free computer software for which the software's publisher or another person retains intellectual property rights—usually copyright of the source code, but sometimes patent rights.

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Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland.

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Rybka

Rybka is a computer chess engine designed by International Master Vasik Rajlich.

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Shredder (software)

Shredder is a commercial chess program and chess engine developed in Germany by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen in 1993.

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Symmetric multiprocessing

Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) involves a multiprocessor computer hardware and software architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single, shared main memory, have full access to all input and output devices, and are controlled by a single operating system instance that treats all processors equally, reserving none for special purposes.

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Universal Chess Interface

A Universal Chess Interface (UCI) is an open communication protocol that enables chess engines to communicate with user interfaces.

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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Illinois and the flagship institution of the University of Illinois System.

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World Computer Chess Championship

World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) is an annual event where computer chess engines compete against each other.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zappa_(chess)

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