Marcel van Kervinck

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flok
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Marcel van Kervinck

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Hi,

May 25, 2020 Marcel van Kervinck passed away.
Marcel was the developer of Rookie, MSCP and Floyd. From December 2012 until November 2014, he was a member of the board of the CSVN (Dutch computer chess association).
There will be a virtual funeral this saturday. Please send me an e-mail if you would like to attend mail@vanheusden.com
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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RIP Marcel. MSCP was a fun program to study when I first started my journey into chess programming.
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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May his soul rest in peace ....

Respect ....

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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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Too young :(
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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flok wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 6:11 pm Hi,

May 25, 2020 Marcel van Kervinck passed away.
Marcel was the developer of Rookie, MSCP and Floyd. From December 2012 until November 2014, he was a member of the board of the CSVN (Dutch computer chess association).
There will be a virtual funeral this saturday. Please send me an e-mail if you would like to attend mail@vanheusden.com
MSCP is a personal favorite of mine and also had a lot of fun testing his Floyd engines....RIP 8-) :cry:
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Dann Corbit
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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Very sad to hear of this.
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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Sad to hear this. :cry:

I hope that you'll pass on the condolences of the computer chess community, and let his loved ones know that he provided a lot of people with a lot of enjoyment.
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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Very Sad News. Especially very sad news to hear a death news of a 48 years old talented man.
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Daniel Shawul
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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Seeing the title, I was expecting to read about new version of his engine not a funeral :(
May he rest in peace!!
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Re: Marcel van Kervinck

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Very sad to hear this ...
Rest in Peace Marcel
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