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Peter van Diepen [1] Peter van Diepen,

a Dutch computer scientist, docent of mathematics and informatics at Luzac College, chess player and as early computer chess programmer. He is author of the program IGM (I’m Going to be Mated), which competed the Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship in 1981 and 1983, and already the unofficial Dutch championship matches in 1979 and 1980 [2] [3] .

Dap Hartmann

Dap Hartmann in 1987 on Schaken voor Computers [4]:

The 275-page book contains 97 diagrams, 49 figures, 43 complete games, and 32 photos. It is, in every aspect, the best book on computer chess so far. Not only does it contain a good course in programming a computer to play chess, it is also very valuable as a reference guide for most of the algorithms used. Advanced readers will be delighted to find clear description of [transposition tables](Transposition_Table "Transposition Table") and [database](Endgame_Tablebases "Endgame Tablebases") construction.

Both Van Diepen and [Van den Herik](Jaap_van_den_Herik "Jaap van den Herik") are editor-in chief of a major journal, and this is reflected in a crisp style and clear explanation. If ever a book required translation, it is this. In the meantime, those who have command of the Dutch language are singularly privileged.

Jaap van den Herik

Jaap van den Herik in 2010 [5] :

Along with [Barend Swets](Barend_Swets "Barend Swets") and Peter van Diepen, I was one of the followers of [Euwe](Max_Euwe "Max Euwe") and [De Groot](Adriaan_de_Groot "Adriaan de Groot"). Euwe had become extraordinary professor in 1964 Rotterdam and professor in Tilburg (data processing)...

Publications

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Peter van Diepen (ed.) (1982). Toernooibulletin van het Nederlands kampioenschap computerschaak 1981. pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis » DOCCC 1981
Peter van Diepen (ed.) (1983). Toernooibulletin van het Nederlands kampioenschap computerschaak 1982. pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis » DOCCC 1982
Peter van Diepen, Jaap van den Herik (1987). Schaken voor Computers. (Dutch), Broekhuis, amazon

Nico Kuijf, Peter van Diepen (1991). Chess Database instead of Chess Literature. Advances in Computer Chess 6
Peter van Diepen (1991). Report on the CSVN 11th Dutch Computer Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 14, No. 4 » DOCCC 1991
Peter van Diepen (1993). Report on the 13th Dutch Computer-Chess Championship. ICCA Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4 » DOCCC 1993