Volker+Annuss

a German computer chess programmer and author of the Chess Engine Communication Protocol compatible engine Hermann, an Arena partner engine.
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 * [[image:VolkerAnnuss.jpg link="http://www.playwitharena.com/"]] ||~  || **Volker Annuss**,

According to the //Arena Partner// site, Volker started chess programming in 1986 with the program //Deep Thought// for Atari ST. The only common thing with another famous program was the name, the computer in [|Douglas Adams'] novel [|Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy]. After a break Volker Annuss developed Hermann, using bitboards as basic data structure, and neural networks for material evaluation and timing. In 2011, Hermann was completely restructured, evolving to Arminius, which had its tournament debut at the DOCCC 2011. || toc =Photos= =Forum Posts=
 * Volker Annuss ||~  ||^   ||
 * [[image:AnnussDoerr5.jpg link="http://old.csvn.nl/gallery24.html"]] ||
 * Volker Annuss and Ralf Dörr in Hermann vs. Argonaut, ICT 2006 ||
 * [[image:TzunamiHermannICZ2009.jpg link="http://www.csvn.nl/images/stories/zoom/PXSJUR/viewsize/pict_4.jpg"]] ||
 * Ivo Tops and Volker Annuss in Hermann vs. Tzunami, ICT 2009 ||
 * [[image:WinnersICT2009.jpg link="http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426%3Afotogalerij-3&catid=54%3Afotogalerij&Itemid=61&lang=en"]] ||
 * Winners ICT 2009, Johan de Koning of The King (2nd), Harvey Williamson of Hiarcs (1st) and Volker ||
 * [[image:WinnersICT2009.jpg link="http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426%3Afotogalerij-3&catid=54%3Afotogalerij&Itemid=61&lang=en"]] ||
 * Winners ICT 2009, Johan de Koning of The King (2nd), Harvey Williamson of Hiarcs (1st) and Volker ||
 * [|Trusted testers wanted] by Volker Annuss, CCC, May 05, 2009 » Glaurung
 * [|Re: Chess program with Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)?] by Volker Annuss, CCC, January 08, 2010 » Neural Networks, Material, Time Management, Hermann
 * [|Fixed shift magics with 800KB lookup table] by Volker Annuss, Winboard Forum, September, 05, 2010 » Magic Bitboards
 * [|Re: Is there place for neural networks in chess engines?] by Volker Annuss, CCC, December 04, 2011 » Neural Networks
 * [|Re: "panic time" and "easy moves"] by Volker Annuss, CCC, February 17, 2013 » Time Management
 * [|The effect of dual channel RAM] by Volker Annuss, CCC, March 01, 2015 » Memory
 * [|Another way of evaluating material imbalances] by Volker Annuss, CCC, January 01, 2017 » Material
 * [|Black magic bitboards] by Volker Annuss, CCC, August 03, 2017 » Magic Bitboards

=External Links=
 * [|Hermann webpage]
 * Timing with a neural network by Volker Annuss, March 23, 2005, from [|Free chess graphical user interface (GUI) Arena for chess engines], News-Ticker, Page 6, 86, FQ

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