Jonny is a
computer chess program written by the
German
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mathematician and programmer Johannes Zwanzger.
Jonny won the 2015
World Computer Chess Championship
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. It ran on a "btrzx3"
linux
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cluster
of the
University of Bayreuth
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using 2,400
AMD
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x86-64
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2.8 GHz cores in total.
Results
* Champion at the
World Computer Speed Chess Championship
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in 2010, 2011, 2016 and 2019
* Runner-up at the
World Computer Chess Championship
World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) is an event held periodically since 1974 where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is organized by the International Computer Games Association. It is often held in conjunction with ...
in 2013 and Champion in 2015
* Two times runner up at the Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship
References
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Chess engines