Gian-Carlo Pascutto (born 1982) is a Belgian

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. He is the author of the chess engine Sjeng and Go software Leela, and the original author of the free and open-source Go software

Leela Zero Leela Zero is a free and open-source computer Go program released on 25 October 2017. It is developed by Belgian programmer Gian-Carlo Pascutto, the author of chess engine Sjeng and Go engine Leela. Leela Zero's algorithm is based on DeepMind' ...

. Gian-Carlo also authored many core components of the foobar2000 media player. In 2023 and 2024, Pascutto won

World Computer Chess Championship World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) was an event held periodically from 1974 to 2024 where computer chess engines compete against each other. The event is organized by the ''International Computer Games Association'' (ICGA, until 2002 ICCA). I ...

organized by ICGA with his program, Stoofvlees. He graduated from

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since 2011. Pascutto is a native of

Ninove Ninove () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flanders, Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city o ...

. He is married and has two children.

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