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Subject: Evaluation to Guide the Tree Search

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 08:51:12 11/18/00


The idea of "guiding" the tree search is very interesting.

During the "tree search" process, decisions must be made by the program
[according to other posts which have appeared here] in order to determine which
branch to pursue further and which branches to discontinue looking at.

How is this done?

One possibility is by somehow using position evaluation at each new position
occurring in the branch.  This seems to be the direct approach.

Are there other ways?  [currently in use or possible for the future]

Expecially interesting is the question:  How "smart" is the software in this
regard?  One can conceive of "simple minded" guidance and of "really brilliant"
very smart guidance.

Also, what kinds of software would be needed for making "smart" guidance
decisions?



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