Grok means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the observed — to merge, blend, intermarry, lose identity in group experience ~ Robert A. Heinlein 1
- Endless Love by Sabrina Campagna, August 02, 2008, Wikimedia Commons↩︎
Grok,
a private chess engine developed by Peter Kappler, written in Java, development actually inactive 1. Primary board representation is mailbox. Grok averages around 250k nps in the middlegame on an Athlon 1400 2.
Etymology
Grok is a neologism coined by American writer Robert A. Heinlein for his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, to indicate a concept of self transcendent experience and emergent identification beyond those of many "subject-object" assumptions. It has since become a widely used word to indicate intense or profound understanding 3.
Selected Games
[Event "CCT5 45 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grok"]
[Black "Movei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.O-O Nd7 7.c4 c6 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nxd7 Bxd7
10.f3 Qh4 11.h3 Bxh3 12.fxe4 Bh2+ 13.Kxh2 Bg4+ 14.Kg1 Bxd1 15.Rxd1 dxe4 16.Bb5+ Kd8 17.Nc3
Rc8 18.Rf1 Qh5 19.Ba4 f5 20.Nb5 Qg6 21.Bf4 Rc6 22.Bb3 Qf6 23.Rad1 Ke7 24.d5 Ra6 25.Nc7 Rd6
26.Ne6 Qxb2 27.Bxd6+ Kxd6 28.Rxf5 Rc8 29.Ng5 e3 30.Rf7 e2 31.Ne4+ Ke5 32.Re7+ Kf4 33.g3+
Kf5 34.Re1 Rc1 35.Kf2 Qd4+ 36.Kf3 Qd3+ 37.Kf2 Qd4+ 38.Kf3 Qd3+ 39.Kf2 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2Forum Posts
- u2600 - rook sac from Lambchop-Grok by Peter Kappler, CCC, April 27, 1999
- CCT5 - Grok, Rounds 1-4 by Peter Kappler, CCC, January 21, 2003
- to Peter Kappler - re:Grok by Scott Farrell, CCC, November 13, 2003
External Links
References
inactive Private Engine List from Computer-Chess Wiki by Ron Murawski↩︎
Re: to Peter Kappler - re:Grok by Peter Kappler, CCC, November 13, 2003↩︎