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[[FILE:WaxMan1.jpg|border|right|thumb| Waxman 1.1 <ref>Screenshots by [http://www.septober.de/chess/index.htm Septober - Computerschach] by [[Herbert Marquardt]]</ref> ]]
'''Waxman''',<br/>
also known as ''Pocket Chess'' for [[Windows]], is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware shareware] chess program by [[Ivan Bacigal]] from the 90s, Waxman 1.1 in 1991 as [[MS-DOS]] engine, Waxman 1.2w in 1992 running under [[Windows]].
In 2008, Waxman became [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compatible <ref>[http://www.waxman2008.com/waxman.html WAXMAN | WinBoard Chess Engine by Ivan Bacigal]</ref>.
The program uses [[10x12 Board|10x12 board representation]], [[Incremental Updates|incremental attack updates]], [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] search with [[Iterative Deepening|iterative deepening]], [[Aspiration Windows|aspiration window]], [[Killer Move|killer moves]] and [[Refutation Move|refutation moves]], [[History Heuristic|history heuristic]] - all pretty cutting-edge back in 1990.
Later on, Ivan Bacigal added [[Null Move Pruning|null move pruning]] and tried several types of [[Futility Pruning|futility pruning]]. The newer WinBoard versions also use [[Internal Iterative Deepening|internal iterative deepening]] and [[Late Move Reductions|late move reductions]].
Waxman's name resembles the Russian word for chess [http://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82 Шахмат], while its original name was VaxMan, an attempt to camouflage the program as a [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[VAX]] management utility <ref>[http://www.waxman2008.com/qa.html WAXMAN | WinBoard Chess Engine by Ivan Bacigal - Q & A]</ref>.
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:waxman12w.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|link=http://www.septober.de/chess/index.htm]]
Waxman 1.2 [[Windows]] Screen
=Forum Posts=
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/9eeb1c91117fecb5 Waxman Pocket Chess v1.3w] by Fred, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 11, 2002
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25359 A blast from the past: WAXMAN] by [[Michael Scheidl|Mike Scheidl]], [[CCC]], December 11, 2008
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [http://www.waxman2008.com/waxman.html WAXMAN | WinBoard Chess Engine] by [[Ivan Bacigal]]
* [https://archive.org/details/Waxman_1020 Waxman : Check-Tech Software : Free Download & Streaming] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive Internet Archive])
* [https://www.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/2011/03/08/waxman-chess-engine-with-winboard/ Waxman chess engine with WinBoard | View from the Potting Shed]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxman Waxman from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Waxman Franz Waxman] - Theme, Variations and Fugato : Variations I, II, III, IV & Fugato ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_Streets Crime in the Streets], 1956), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy-brVhwLE4|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
<references />
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[[FILE:WaxMan1.jpg|border|right|thumb| Waxman 1.1 <ref>Screenshots by [http://www.septober.de/chess/index.htm Septober - Computerschach] by [[Herbert Marquardt]]</ref> ]]
'''Waxman''',<br/>
also known as ''Pocket Chess'' for [[Windows]], is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware shareware] chess program by [[Ivan Bacigal]] from the 90s, Waxman 1.1 in 1991 as [[MS-DOS]] engine, Waxman 1.2w in 1992 running under [[Windows]].
In 2008, Waxman became [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compatible <ref>[http://www.waxman2008.com/waxman.html WAXMAN | WinBoard Chess Engine by Ivan Bacigal]</ref>.
The program uses [[10x12 Board|10x12 board representation]], [[Incremental Updates|incremental attack updates]], [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] search with [[Iterative Deepening|iterative deepening]], [[Aspiration Windows|aspiration window]], [[Killer Move|killer moves]] and [[Refutation Move|refutation moves]], [[History Heuristic|history heuristic]] - all pretty cutting-edge back in 1990.
Later on, Ivan Bacigal added [[Null Move Pruning|null move pruning]] and tried several types of [[Futility Pruning|futility pruning]]. The newer WinBoard versions also use [[Internal Iterative Deepening|internal iterative deepening]] and [[Late Move Reductions|late move reductions]].
Waxman's name resembles the Russian word for chess [http://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82 Шахмат], while its original name was VaxMan, an attempt to camouflage the program as a [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[VAX]] management utility <ref>[http://www.waxman2008.com/qa.html WAXMAN | WinBoard Chess Engine by Ivan Bacigal - Q & A]</ref>.
=Screenshot=
[[FILE:waxman12w.jpg|none|border|text-bottom|link=http://www.septober.de/chess/index.htm]]
Waxman 1.2 [[Windows]] Screen
=Forum Posts=
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/9eeb1c91117fecb5 Waxman Pocket Chess v1.3w] by Fred, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], May 11, 2002
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25359 A blast from the past: WAXMAN] by [[Michael Scheidl|Mike Scheidl]], [[CCC]], December 11, 2008
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [http://www.waxman2008.com/waxman.html WAXMAN | WinBoard Chess Engine] by [[Ivan Bacigal]]
* [https://archive.org/details/Waxman_1020 Waxman : Check-Tech Software : Free Download & Streaming] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Archive Internet Archive])
* [https://www.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/2011/03/08/waxman-chess-engine-with-winboard/ Waxman chess engine with WinBoard | View from the Potting Shed]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxman Waxman from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Waxman Franz Waxman] - Theme, Variations and Fugato : Variations I, II, III, IV & Fugato ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_Streets Crime in the Streets], 1956), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy-brVhwLE4|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
<references />
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