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an [[UCI]] compatible chess engine by [[Philippe Gailhac]], written in [[Delphi]] <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130104213410/http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl:80/html/details1/Philou.html Philou] from [[WBEC|WBEC Ridderkerk]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine], January 04, 2013)</ref>, first released in 2008.
Philou uses standard techniques such as [[Iterative Deepening|iterative deepening]] and [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] search with [[Transposition Table|transposition table]], and is able to [[Pondering|ponder]].
=Etymology=
The program's name is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive diminutive] form of its author's given name <ref>[https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Philippe Philippe — Wiktionnaire] (French)</ref>.
=Selected Games=
[[TCEC Season 2#Division F|TCEC Season 2, Division F]] , [[GNU Chess|GNU Chess 5.07.170.5b]] - Philou 3.5 <ref>[https://tcec-chess.com/#div=f&game=24&season=2 GNU Chess 5.07.170.5b vs Philou 3.5 - TCEC Season 2, Division F]</ref>
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[Event "TCEC Season 2 - Division F"]
