Frederic Friedel

Frederic Alois Friedel (born 1945) studied Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg without graduating. He joined the American sceptical society CSICOP (now the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry).[1] In 1985, he met Garry Kasparov and soon after that co-founded the chess database company ChessBase.[2]

Friedel in 2008

From 1983 to 2004, he edited the biggest computer chess magazine in the world, Computer-Schach & Spiele, which recently became an online publication. Friedel served as an advisor to Kasparov during his matches with Deep Blue in 1996 and 1997.

References
  1. Chronicles, The Friedel (2020-12-13). "The art of skepticism". Medium. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. "Frederic Friedel: Meet the founder of the chess software company 'ChessBase'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-11-24.


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