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March 4, 2015

R.I.P. Leo Dijksmann

You must have witnessed the rise of winboard chess engines in late 90's to remember exactly how valuable was Leo Dijksmann's contribution to the community.

It would be hard to point a computer chess freak who's never heard of WBEC RIDDERKERK or has never been to take a look at this website for a precise detail of an engine.

We've lost him. Rest in peace and know you won't be forgotten.
His heritage by the way is still in service of the chess lovers at:
http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl

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