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Subject: Re: alpha-beta is silly?

Author: blass uri

Date: 06:05:17 06/02/98

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On June 02, 1998 at 05:03:32, Inmann Werner wrote:

>Alpha - Beta is silly?

I am sure about it
grandmasters are better than computers and do not use the
Alpha- Beta
It is hard to find a good algoritham
and the target should be to find less silly algoritham
>
>Yesterday, I tried the LCTII Test Suite, position LCTFIN01. I was
>amazed, that INMICHESS (my program) needed  depth 9 to solve  the
>position. (running pawn)
>
>
>The position: Kc2/Pf2/kc4/Pg4/Pf5/Ph6/pb7/pf7/pg7/ph6
>Best Moves: 1.f6  2.gxf6 3.f4 4.b5 5.g5 6.fxg5 7.fxg5 8.hxg5 9.g6
>....->Queen

I did not understand the position
white and black cannot have the same pawn at h6

Uri




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