Vasik Rajlich

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Vasik Rajlich
Vasik Rajlich

Vasik Rajlich (born 1971 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an International Master in chess and the author of Rybka,[1] one of the strongest chess playing programs in the world. Rajlich is a dual Czech-American citizen by birth; he was born in the United States of America to Czech parents, at that time graduate students, but grew up in Prague. He later spent years in the United States as a student, graduating from MIT.[2]

At the present he lives with his wife Iweta (née Radziewicz) in Budapest, Hungary. Iweta, who is also an International Master in chess, helps him with the development of Rybka.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ross, Phillip E. (February 2007). Vasik Rajlich: Game Boy. IEEE Spectrum.
  2. ^ Engineer Shocks Chess World (2007-06-21).

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