Author: Amir Ban
Date: 02:26:47 04/14/98
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On April 14, 1998 at 03:07:42, blass uri wrote: >1)what are the books that I should read before trying to develop >a chess programs?(maybe something about assembler) >I don't know much about computers >(most of the programs I developed were written in qbasic). > "How computers play chess" by Levy and Newborn is a bit behind the times, but still very good for novices. You can also find some landmark articles in back issues of the ICCA Journal, but they are rare. There is some useful information on the web. Lookup Komputer Korner lists at www.gambitsoft.com. He will send you in useful directions. Stay away from Assembler. If you are serious about this, learn C. >2)what is the elo of the best free program with source code? That's almost certainly Crafty by Robert Hyatt. It's reasonably close to the top. Many amateurs download it and build their own version. The Crazy Bishop (Remi Coulom) is another that is pretty good, and there are others. Gnuchess is very popular, but weaker. You have the full list from Komputer Korner, and you can download most of them on the GambitSoft site. Amir
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