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[[FILE:Processed SAM loki.jpg|border|right|thumb|240px| Loki with a fishing net <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Processed_SAM_loki.jpg Loki with a fishing net], A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology Norse mythology ] image from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_century 18th century ] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Manuscript,_S%C3%81M_66 Icelandic manuscript "SÁM 66"], now in the care of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rni_Magn%C3%BAsson_Institute_for_Icelandic_Studies Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki Loki from Wikipedia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons]</ref> ]]
'''Loki''',<br/>
an [[UCI]] compliant [[:Category:Open Source|open source chess engine]] by [[Niels Abildskov]], written in [[Cpp|C++ 17]], first released in February 2021 <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=76209&start=91 Re: New engine releases & news 2021] (Loki 1.0.2) by [[Niels Abildskov]], [[CCC]], February 21, 2021</ref>.
The author reports progress on Loki in an own [[CCC]] forum thread <ref name="progess">[http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77105 Progress on Loki] by [[Niels Abildskov]], [[CCC]], April 16, 2021</ref>.
=Etymology=
Loki is named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86sir god] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki Loki] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology Norse mythology] <ref>[https://github.com/BimmerBass/Loki#why-the-name BimmerBass/Loki - C++17 chess engine | Why the name?]</ref>,
also a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapeshifting shape shifter] who appears in the form of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon salmon], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare mare], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly fly], and possibly an elderly woman named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9E%C3%B6kk Þökk] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki Loki from Wikipedia]</ref>.
=Features=
** [[Delta Pruning]]
==[[Evaluation]]==
* [[Tapered Eval]]
* [[Material]]
* [[Passed Pawn]]
* [[King Safety]]
==Misc==
* [[SPSA]] [[Texel's Tuning Method]]
* [[Perft]]
=See also=
* [[Freyr]]
* [[Thor's Hammer]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=76209&start=215 Re: New engine releases & news 2021] (Loki 3.0) by [[Niels Abildskov]], [[CCC]], April 13, 2021
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77105 Progress on Loki] by [[Niels Abildskov]], [[CCC]], April 16, 2021
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77118 Tuning search parameters] by [[Niels Abildskov]], [[CCC]], April 18, 2021
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=77105&start=74 Staged move generation done right (Progress on Loki)]] by [[Niels Abildskov]], [[CCC]], July 23, 2021
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_(disambiguation) Loki (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_(comics) Loki (comics) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_Entertainment Loki Entertainment from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_C%2B%2B_Design#Loki_library Modern C++ Design - Loki library from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOKI LOKI from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Byrd Donald Byrd] - Loki, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackjack_(Donald_Byrd_album) Blackjack] (1967), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: feat.: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Red Sonny Red], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Mobley Hank Mobley], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Walton Cedar Walton], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Booker Walter Booker], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Higgins Billy Higgins]
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSgzuBEvUUc|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:Mythology]]
[[Category:Music]]
