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a [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] and [[UCI]] compliant chess engine by [[Volker Annuss]], able to play [[Chess960]]. Hermann is [[Arena]] partner engine, participating the [[Chess960CWC 2005]], [[Chess960CWC 2006]], [[CPT 2009]], [[CPT 2010]] and various [[Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship|Dutch Open Computer Chess Championships]] and [[International CSVN Tournament|International CSVN Tournaments]], third place at [[ICT 2009]].
Hermann uses [[Bitboards|bitboards]] as basic data structure, determines [[Sliding Piece Attacks|sliding piece attacks]] with [[Magic Bitboards#FixedShiftFancy|fixed shift magic bitboards]] <ref>[http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=51162 Fixed shift magics with 800KB lookup table] by [[Volker Annuss]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 05, 2010</ref>, and applies [[Neural Networks|neural networks]] for [[Material|material evaluation]] and [[Time Management|timing]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=316926&t=31545 Re: Chess program with Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)?] by [[Volker Annuss]], [[CCC]], January 08, 2010</ref> <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=436342&t=41300 Re: Is there place for neural networks in chess engines?] by [[Volker Annuss]], [[CCC]], December 04, 2011</ref> <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050328050743/http://www.playwitharena.com:80/?Newsticker:Archive_6#86 Timing with a neural networkNeural Networks] by [[Volker Annuss]], March 23, 2005, [[Arena]], News-Ticker, Page 6, 86, FQ, March 23, 2005 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine])</ref>. In 2011, Volker Annuss confirmed his soft spot for his engine names associated with the legacy of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_nationalism romantic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationalism German nationalism] by calling Hermann's completely restructured successor with its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinization Latinised] name [[Arminius]] <ref>[http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=517%3Apandix-wint-open-nk&catid=51%3Atoernooien&Itemid=28&lang=en Pandix wins Dutch Open], [[CSVN]] site, October 22, 2011</ref>.
In Germany, Arminius was rechristened ''Hermann'' (Heer Mann - army man) by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Martin Luther], and he became an emblem of the revival of German nationalism fueled by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars Napoleon wars] in the 19th century <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arminius Arminius from Wikipedia]</ref>.
