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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>.
 
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>.
 
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>.
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=Etymology=
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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>,
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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=
 
=Features=
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** [[Delta Pruning]]
 
** [[Delta Pruning]]
 
==[[Evaluation]]==
 
==[[Evaluation]]==
* [[SPSA]] [[Texel's Tuning Method]]
 
 
* [[Tapered Eval]]
 
* [[Tapered Eval]]
 
* [[Material]]
 
* [[Material]]
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* [[Passed Pawn]]
 
* [[Passed Pawn]]
 
* [[King Safety]]
 
* [[King Safety]]
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==Misc==
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* [[SPSA]] [[Texel's Tuning Method]]
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* [[Perft]]
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
* [[Copper]]
 
 
* [[Freyr]]
 
* [[Freyr]]
 
* [[Thor's Hammer]]
 
* [[Thor's Hammer]]
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* [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=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=77118 Tuning search parameters] by [[Niels Abildskov]], [[CCC]], April 18, 2021
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* [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=
 
=External Links=
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki_(disambiguation) Loki (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
 
* [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_(comics) Loki (comics) from Wikipedia]
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* [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/Modern_C%2B%2B_Design#Loki_library Modern C++ Design - Loki library from Wikipedia]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOKI LOKI from Wikipedia]
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* [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
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: 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]
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: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSgzuBEvUUc|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
  
 
=References=  
 
=References=  
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[[Category:Comics]]
 
[[Category:Comics]]
 
[[Category:Mythology]]
 
[[Category:Mythology]]
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[[Category:Music]]

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Loki,
an UCI compliant open source chess engine by Niels Abildskov, written in C++ 17, first released in February 2021 [2]. The author reports progress on Loki in an own CCC forum thread [3].

Etymology

Loki is named after the god Loki in Norse mythology [4], also a shape shifter who appears in the form of a salmon, a mare, a fly, and possibly an elderly woman named Þökk [5].

Features

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Board Representation

Search

Evaluation

Misc

See also

Forum Posts

External Links

Chess Engine

Misc

feat.: Sonny Red, Hank Mobley, Cedar Walton, Walter Booker, Billy Higgins

References

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