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[[toc]] **[[Home]] * [[Engines]] * Taktix** **Taktix**, a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] aka [[WinBoard]] and [[UCI]] compliant chess engine by [[Matthias Gemuh]], written in [[Cpp|C++]] using [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland|Borland]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C++Builder|C++Builder 5.0]], first released in March 2003. Taktix has the same [[Board Representation]], and features almost the same [[Search|search]] as [[BigLion]], albeit a more speculative [[Evaluation|evaluation]] for a more entertaining playing style <ref>[[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41495|BigLion says Good Bye]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 01, 2003</ref>. According to its author, Taktix likes to [[Sacrifice|sacrifice]] material in exchange for weird positions <ref>[[http://www.chess.hylogic.de/|BigLion Homepage]]</ref>. Since 2.23w in fall 2005, Taktix is able to play [[Chess960]] <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=464215|BigLion 2.23w and Taktix 2.23w]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2005</ref> =See also= * [[BigLion]] * [[ChessGUI]] * [[Tactics]] =Forum Posts= * [[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41495|BigLion says Good Bye]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 01, 2003 * [[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=42932|BigLion+Taktix : no more updates]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], June 09, 2003 * [[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43095|For Matthias: a question about Big Lion/Taktix]] by Telmo Escobar, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], June 21, 2003 * [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=464214|Chess960 in Fritz9GUI and Winboard_frc]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2005 > [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=464215|BigLion 2.23w and Taktix 2.23w]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2005 * [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16999|Taktix 2.23x : 2115]] by [[Patrick Buchmann]], [[CCC]], October 07, 2007 =External Links= * [[http://www.chess.hylogic.de/|BigLion Homepage]] * [[http://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl/404FRC/cgi/engine_details.cgi?print=Details&each_game=1&eng=Taktix%202.23x|Taktix 2.23x]] in [[CCRL|CCRL 40/4 FRC]] ([[Chess960]]) =References= <references /> =What links here?= [[include page="Taktix" component="backlinks" limit="40"]] **[[Engines|Up one level]]**