Author: Steve Maughan
Date: 07:11:44 11/21/05
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Tord, >No, not using recursive null-move pruning does not make you a moron. Some >of the world's strongest chess programs (most notably Chess Tiger and Junior) >do not use null move pruning. At least in the case of Chess Tiger, the >author seems to firmly believe that whatever he is doing works better than >null move. Are you sure Tiger doesn't use null move? I always thought that Christophe did use null move but said that he also used other techniques that added the same gain in strength. I could be mistaken. Rebel is another engine that in the past has not used null move. Now Ed uses a form of null move in Pro-Deo, his latest engine. Regards, Steve
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