Mathias Feist

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Mathias Feist (* 1961 ) is a German programmer specializing in computer chess .

Life

Together with Matthias Wüllenweber he was responsible for the user interface of the computer chess program Fritz 6 , while the chess engine comes from Frans Morsch . In the late 1980s ported it the chess - database program ChessBase , the Wüllenweber originally using an Atari home computer was implemented, from Atari to DOS .

In addition, he led the team that developed Deep Fritz , the multiprocessor version of Fritz . As a result, he himself also became an expert in chess engines and their connection to the graphical user interface (GUI) of Fritz and ChessBase.

He plays chess himself at MTV Tostedt and achieved his highest DWZ ( German rating ) in 1998 with 2058 points.

Publications (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Computerschach & Spiele (CSS), No. 5, 1999, p. 14
  2. 25 Years of ChessBase Article from May 19, 2011, accessed on October 25, 2017
  3. ^ Edwin D. Reilly: Milestones in Computer Science and Information Technology. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003, p. 56, ISBN 1-57356-521-0
  4. There is still a lot of development potential Interview with Mathias Feist in the chess magazine KARL , online , accessed on October 27, 2017
  5. ^ DWZ index card - Mathias Feist in the DWZ database of the German Chess Federation , accessed on October 27, 2017