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Subject: Re: Deep Blue

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 00:54:39 08/02/01

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On August 02, 2001 at 03:44:01, Janosch Zwerensky wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I read some time ago that Deep Blue wasn't using heuristic game tree pruning
>methods (like, for example, the null-move technique).
>Since null-move was known when DB was around, can anyone here tell why the DB
>team decided not to use it (or wasn't able to do so)?

Safety.
But don't imagine brute force mini-max.  Not like that at all.  As a matter of a
fact, beyond 30 seconds, wonderful things might happen.

• Re: Deep Blue Bruce Moreland 01:27:01 08/02/01
  • Re: Deep Blue Robert Hyatt 05:46:18 08/02/01
    • Re: Deep Blue Vincent Diepeveen 06:10:38 08/02/01
      • Re: Deep Blue Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso 11:03:08 08/03/01
• Re: Deep Blue Janosch Zwerensky 01:13:28 08/02/01
• Re: Deep Blue Joshua Lee 01:03:25 08/02/01
  • Re: Deep Blue Dann Corbit 01:12:24 08/02/01
    • Re: Deep Blue Vincent Diepeveen 04:15:01 08/02/01
      • Re: Deep Blue Robert Hyatt 05:51:29 08/02/01
        • Re: Deep Blue Vincent Diepeveen 06:22:44 08/02/01
          • Re: Deep Blue Robert Hyatt 07:13:06 08/02/01
    • Re: Deep Blue Uri Blass 03:22:31 08/02/01
      • Re: Deep Blue Joshua Lee 11:22:32 08/02/01
        • Re: Deep Blue Uri Blass 13:13:38 08/02/01
          • Re: Deep Blue Joshua Lee 11:14:59 08/03/01

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