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Subject: Re: A book about CCbasics?

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 08:53:50 10/11/00

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On October 11, 2000 at 10:58:19, Severi Salminen wrote:

>Hi!
>
>Please suggest me a book about computer chess basics. I would like this book to
>cover: different search methods (AB, Negascout, PVS...), different position
>representation models (especially bitboards...), move ordering methods (history
>heuristics and killers) basic null move search , basic evaluation terms and
>hashtable implementation. I have Computer Chess Compendium, but I it only a
>collection of articles and it doesn't have "everything" covered. I have also
>read Heinz's book but it does not cover these elementary basics.
>
>Severi

I don't think it really exists. It would be nice if there was a "Computer Chess
Programming for Dummies" book available. A lot more people would then take up
what I think is quite a nice hobby.



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