Author: Tom Likens
Date: 07:36:37 04/29/00
I just received Ernst A. Heinz book "Scalable Search in Computer Chess" and it's worth the wait. It is full of a number of interesting ideas that I've already started applying. One of the nice things that Ernst included was a section detailing the basic algorithms and heuristics used by most modern chess programs, to get everyone on an equal footing. From there he moves on to a number of intriquing areas of research, including (but not limited to) forward-pruning, table bases (integrating perfect knowledge into the search) and the behavior of modern programs as the search depth is increased. All interesting stuff, that he backs up with research and analysis. If I had to rank it, I'd place in the same category as "Computers, Chess and Cognition" published a few years back. It has the same academic feel (which is good). Not surprising, considering Ernst's background. So don't get discouraged about the lost shipments- it's definitely a book you want to add to your chess programming collection. My only complaint- it wasn't hardback (I tend to keep these things forever :) So how about it Ernst, are we going to see a hardback edition?? --Tom
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