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**[[Home]] * [[Engines]] * Praetorian** || [[image:PraetorianGuard.jpg link="http://www.coinforum.com/julio-claudian-praetorian-guard-relief-joe-geranio_topic3607.html"]] ||~ || **Praetorian**, a [[Private Engines|private chess engine]] by [[Sander de Zoete]] which played the [[ICT 2003]] and the [[ICT 2004]]. Praetorian's internal board representation relies on [[Reverse Bitboards]] <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=276884|Reverse Bitboards]] by [[Sander de Zoete]], [[CCC]], January 13, 2003</ref> , which requires to [[Bitboard Serialization|serialize]] two sets for [[Sliding Pieces|sliding piece]] [[Move Generation|move generation]], one for the [[On an empty Board#PositiveRays|positive ray-directions]] and one for the reversed [[On an empty Board#NegativeRays|negative ray-directions]]. || || Praetorian Guard <ref>Praetorian relief circa 51-52 A.D., marble 161 x 123 cm. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Louvre|The Louvre]] in Paris, (MA 210MR.337) Cat. no. 115. Found in Rome, documented in 1577, and part of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattei_family|Mattei]] collection since 1615, it was acquired in 1824. Part of the arch of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeps|Princeps]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius|Claudius]], ruled from 41-54 A.D. Parts of this wonderful [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio-Claudian_dynasty|Julio Claudian]] sculpture were restored in the 16th century. [[http://www.coinforum.com/julio-claudian-praetorian-guard-relief-joe-geranio_topic3607.html|Julio Claudian Praetorian Guard Relief]] by Joe Geranio, CoinForum, July 05, 2008</ref> ||~ ||^ || [[toc]] =See also= * [[Shark NL|Shark]] =External Links= ==Chess Engine== * [[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=107115|The chess games of Praetorian]] from [[http://www.chessgames.com/index.html|chessgames.com]] ==Misc== * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian|Praetorian (disambiguation page) from Wikipedia]] * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetor|Praetor from Wikipedia]] * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian_Guard|Praetorian Guard from Wikipedia]] =References= <references /> =What links here?= [[include page="Praetorian" component="backlinks" limit="40"]] **[[Engines|Up one Level]]**