Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 07:34:53 09/24/01
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On September 24, 2001 at 07:48:59, Adrian Smith wrote: >Sorry i'm a bit TOO new to this :) .. can you explain to me what these mean: > >MTD memory-test driver - this is a relatively new game-tree search method. Don't worry about it for now: look up "minimax", "alpha-beta", and "negascout" in that order. >SEE static exchange evaluation >MVV/LVA most valuable victim, lease valuable aggressor SEE and MVV/LVA are two common "quiescence search" "move ordering"s. Yep, you get to look up both of those too. :-) >WAC win at chess - this is an old book of tactics. >ECM encyclopaedia of chess middlegames - newer tactics book with tougher problems. >SOL shit out of luck :-) >Thanks! Start with: http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~icca/anatomy.htm If that's too complicated, say so and I'll find something simpler. Older computer chess books can be helpful when you're first starting too, because most people were just starting back then. :-) Dave
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