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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28bird%29 Merlin] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies subspecies] <ref>Image from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Naumann Naumann] ('''1905'''). ''[http://www1.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/birds/naumann.htm Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas]''. 3. Auflage G. Berg et al., Herausgeber [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Richard_Hennicke Carl R. Hennicke], [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untermhaus Gera-Untermhaus], F. E. Köhler, (Natural history of the birds of central Europe)</ref>
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'''Merlin''',<br/>
a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compatible chess engine by [[Balázs Jako|Balázs Jákó]]. It is a "homebrew" [[Brute-Force|brute-force]] search based program.
Since version 2.0, Merlin applies [[Temporal Difference Learning#TDLeaf|TDLeaf(λ)]] to [[Automated Tuning|tune]] a set of [[Evaluation|evaluation]] weights, stored inside an separate file and updated after each game.
=Tournament Play=
Merlin played various [[Hungarian Chessprogram Open]] tournaments, and won the [[MASPV 2004]] <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=47721 New Hungarian Chess Program Champion!] by [[Gabor Szots|Gábor Szõts]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], May 31, 2004</ref>, [[MASPV 2007]] and [[MASPV 2008]], and was runner-up behind [[Pandix]] at [[MASPV 2009]].
Merlin courageously played the [[WCCC 2013]] and [[WCSC 2013]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama Yokohama], and had a hard time in that strong field.
=See also=
* [[Myrddin]]
=Namesake=
* [[Merlin (GB)|Merlin]] the early chess program by [[Jeff Rollason]] from 1976
* [[Merlin]] from [[Vienna University of Technology]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=47721 New Hungarian Chess Program Champion!] by [[Gabor Szots|Gábor Szõts]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], May 31, 2004 » [[MASPV 2004]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1858 Merlin 2.0 beta bug] by [[George Lyapko]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 05, 2005
=External Links=
==Chess Engine==
* [http://kirr.homeunix.org/chess/engines/Norbert's%20collection/Merlin%20(Compilation)/ Index of /chess/engines/Norbert's collection/Merlin (Compilation)] compiled by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], hosted by [[Kirill Kryukov]]
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=736 Merlin's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin Merlin from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arthurian_characters List of Arthurian characters from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophetiae_Merlini Prophetiae Merlini from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/n&q/myrddin.htm Myrddin & Merlin: A Guide to the Early Evolution of the Merlin Legend] from [http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/index.html Arthuriana] by [http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/contact.htm Thomas Green]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coming_of_the_King The Coming of the King from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28bird%29 Merlin (bird) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28comics%29 Merlin (comics) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_the_Magician_%28comics%29 Merlin the Magician (comics) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28disambiguation%29 Merlin (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
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[[FILE:Falco columbarius NAUMANN.jpg|border|right|thumb|
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28bird%29 Merlin] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies subspecies] <ref>Image from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Friedrich_Naumann Naumann] ('''1905'''). ''[http://www1.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/birds/naumann.htm Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas]''. 3. Auflage G. Berg et al., Herausgeber [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Richard_Hennicke Carl R. Hennicke], [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untermhaus Gera-Untermhaus], F. E. Köhler, (Natural history of the birds of central Europe)</ref>
]]
'''Merlin''',<br/>
a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] compatible chess engine by [[Balázs Jako|Balázs Jákó]]. It is a "homebrew" [[Brute-Force|brute-force]] search based program.
Since version 2.0, Merlin applies [[Temporal Difference Learning#TDLeaf|TDLeaf(λ)]] to [[Automated Tuning|tune]] a set of [[Evaluation|evaluation]] weights, stored inside an separate file and updated after each game.
=Tournament Play=
Merlin played various [[Hungarian Chessprogram Open]] tournaments, and won the [[MASPV 2004]] <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=47721 New Hungarian Chess Program Champion!] by [[Gabor Szots|Gábor Szõts]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], May 31, 2004</ref>, [[MASPV 2007]] and [[MASPV 2008]], and was runner-up behind [[Pandix]] at [[MASPV 2009]].
Merlin courageously played the [[WCCC 2013]] and [[WCSC 2013]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama Yokohama], and had a hard time in that strong field.
=See also=
* [[Myrddin]]
=Namesake=
* [[Merlin (GB)|Merlin]] the early chess program by [[Jeff Rollason]] from 1976
* [[Merlin]] from [[Vienna University of Technology]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=47721 New Hungarian Chess Program Champion!] by [[Gabor Szots|Gábor Szõts]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], May 31, 2004 » [[MASPV 2004]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1858 Merlin 2.0 beta bug] by [[George Lyapko]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 05, 2005
=External Links=
==Chess Engine==
* [http://kirr.homeunix.org/chess/engines/Norbert's%20collection/Merlin%20(Compilation)/ Index of /chess/engines/Norbert's collection/Merlin (Compilation)] compiled by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], hosted by [[Kirill Kryukov]]
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=736 Merlin's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin Merlin from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arthurian_characters List of Arthurian characters from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophetiae_Merlini Prophetiae Merlini from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/n&q/myrddin.htm Myrddin & Merlin: A Guide to the Early Evolution of the Merlin Legend] from [http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/index.html Arthuriana] by [http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/contact.htm Thomas Green]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coming_of_the_King The Coming of the King from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28bird%29 Merlin (bird) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28comics%29 Merlin (comics) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_the_Magician_%28comics%29 Merlin the Magician (comics) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28disambiguation%29 Merlin (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one level]]'''
[[Category|WinBoard]]
[[Category|XBoard]]
[[Category|Arthurian Legend]]
[[Category:Bird]]
[[Category:Comics]]
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