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Subject: Re: Chess Skill in Man and Machine

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:32:42 06/23/00

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On June 23, 2000 at 12:50:40, John Coffey wrote:

>On June 23, 2000 at 02:16:47, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>On June 22, 2000 at 19:53:43, John Coffey wrote:
>>
>>>On June 22, 2000 at 19:46:22, John Coffey wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hard to believe that I started this thread.  There are still details about
>>>>bitboards that I am curious about.  I think that I will order "Chess Skill in
>>>>Man and Machine."
>>>>
>>>>Thanks to all who responded.
>>>>
>>>>I had trouble submitted this post and had to try 7 times.
>>>>
>>>>John Coffey
>>>
>>>Amazon.com lists 3 editions.   The only one not out of print is dated early
>>>80's.  I question if I want to spend $31 for a 2 decade old reference.   Is it
>>>worth it?
>>>
>>>John Coffey
>>
>>Almost everything you can find is really low density.  There is a nice article
>>about Chess 4.5, and there's some general history and a lot of text that you
>>might get some ideas from.
>>
>>I have the majority of books published in English on the topic, I think.  Most
>>the the books have one or two good articles in them, but there's nothing really
>>that really hits the spot, if you just want to infuse knowledge into your head.
>>
>>bruce
>
>I haven't really found an explanation of bitboards yet that explains them in
>a way that I can understand them.  I have searched on the net and what I found
>is really only a general description with maybe showing that you can & bits,
>but not really explaining move generation.
>
>Dr. Hyatt said to read this book.  Since I haven't seen it, I wonder if it will
>give me a good explanation of bitboards.
>
>John Coffey


Did you read my rotated bitmap article in the JICCA?  If not, email me and I
can send you an ASCII copy.



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