Highest number of programs??

[Tony Thomas]

Who is the chess programmer that you know of who has the highest number of chess programs? I know that Tord got three, Gothmog, Glaurung 1X and his new Glaurung 2X(a complete rewrite). I know that Tom Kerrigan got 2 programs (TSCP, and Stobor), and Evgeniy Korniloff got 4 programs(Qchess, Chess, Woodpecker, Obender), Fabien Letuzey (Fruit, Chess 64), Daniel Shawul (Danchess, Scorpio)Who else that you know got more programs? A complete rewrite count as another program even if it doesnt have a different name.

[Graham Banks]

Peter Fendrich (Terra and Alaric)

Klaus Friedel (Hagrid and Snitch)

H.G Muller (Micro-Max and Joker)

Eric Oldre (Murderhole and Latista)

[Tony Thomas]

Peter Fendrich (Terra and Alaric)

Still only 2, who got more than four? I am pretty sure I missed many of the major engines and some week ones. One that I missed who got more than two is H.G (Joker, Micromax, Fairy Max). I also missed Mathias Gemuh (Biglion, Taktix, Chanellor, Archbishop). Mathias said that his programs are pretty much the same except for some minor eval differences in Taktix and Chancellor compred to the solid versions.

[Zach Wegner]

I think you underestimate the numbers. I have personally written at least four complete programs, with many side projects that have been abandoned along the way. I think that most programmers have done similar things, its just that only a few are public knowledge.

[Tony Thomas]

I think you underestimate the numbers. I have personally written at least four complete programs, with many side projects that have been abandoned along the way. I think that most programmers have done similar things, its just that only a few are public knowledge.

I am aware of that, but most of them mention their former programs in a readme, in a post or something similar. Still I havent been able to find an author with more than 4.

[bob]

Who is the chess programmer that you know of who has the highest number of chess programs? I know that Tord got three, Gothmog, Glaurung 1X and his new Glaurung 2X(a complete rewrite). I know that Tom Kerrigan got 2 programs (TSCP, and Stobor), and Evgeniy Korniloff got 4 programs(Qchess, Chess, Woodpecker, Obender), Fabien Letuzey (Fruit, Chess 64), Daniel Shawul (Danchess, Scorpio)Who else that you know got more programs? A complete rewrite count as another program even if it doesnt have a different name.

I don't agree with your "complete rewrite" idea. But if you go by that, we had 6 complete rewrites of blitz over the years. from blitz I to blitz 6. Cray Blitz was a modification of blitz 6 to use vectors (major change but not a rewrite). Crafty has had two rewrites, it started as a chess 4.x type program, then was re-done to use rotated bitboards which changed everything again...

[chrisw]

Who is the chess programmer that you know of who has the highest number of chess programs? I know that Tord got three, Gothmog, Glaurung 1X and his new Glaurung 2X(a complete rewrite). I know that Tom Kerrigan got 2 programs (TSCP, and Stobor), and Evgeniy Korniloff got 4 programs(Qchess, Chess, Woodpecker, Obender), Fabien Letuzey (Fruit, Chess 64), Daniel Shawul (Danchess, Scorpio)Who else that you know got more programs? A complete rewrite count as another program even if it doesnt have a different name.

Commercially released chess programs? I tried counting but ran out of fingers and probably forgot several. Twenty? Thirty? Forty? Lots anyway.
Sub-licenced stuff published by other companies? Crikey. Can't imagine. Lots and lots. I'll return to my usual modest style now ....

[Alessandro Scotti]

I'm not very familiar with Viper but maybe you should add it to Tord's list!

[Alessandro Scotti]

Peter Fendrich (Terra and Alaric)

Klaus Friedel (Hagrid and Snitch)

H.G Muller (Micro-Max and Joker)

Eric Oldre (Murderhole and Latista)

Hamsters and Kiwi...

[Daniel Mehrmann]

Peter Fendrich (Terra and Alaric)

Klaus Friedel (Hagrid and Snitch)

H.G Muller (Micro-Max and Joker)

Eric Oldre (Murderhole and Latista)

Pradu Kannan (Witz, Buzz)

Richard Pjil (TheBaron, CTD)