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Subject: Re: Couple of chess programming questions

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 13:18:35 09/10/02

On September 10, 2002 at 15:35:48, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On September 10, 2002 at 14:19:24, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On September 10, 2002 at 13:11:02, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>The MTD(f) algorithm basically does a binary search between two bounds (on
>>>average -- it might be faster or slower in individual cases).
>>
>>MTD(n,f) _as descibred by Plaat_ does not do a binary search.
>>
>>It will take a first guess, and then always fail in the same
>>direction till it converges.
>
>Normally, assuming your first guess is a very good one.  The idea is still
>roughly the same.  Let's suppose that the first guess is exactly right -- then
>the initial second guess (normally negative infinity)

This is not MTD(n,f). As I already said, you seem to have something
else in mind.

--
GCP

Re: Couple of chess programming questions Dann Corbit 14:08:23 09/10/02
- Re: Couple of chess programming questions Gian-Carlo Pascutto 15:03:02 09/10/02
  - Re: Couple of chess programming questions Andrew Williams 02:10:49 09/11/02
  - Re: Couple of chess programming questions Dann Corbit 15:12:01 09/10/02
    - Re: Couple of chess programming questions Gian-Carlo Pascutto 15:13:51 09/10/02
      - Re: Couple of chess programming questions Dann Corbit 15:25:25 09/10/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions Dann Corbit 15:39:40 09/10/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions martin fierz 16:24:38 09/10/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions Dann Corbit 16:52:32 09/10/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions martin fierz 17:23:36 09/10/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions Gian-Carlo Pascutto 17:17:21 09/10/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions Andrew Williams 02:19:27 09/11/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions Dann Corbit 10:33:01 09/11/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions Dann Corbit 17:45:09 09/10/02
        
        Re: Couple of chess programming questions Gian-Carlo Pascutto 19:04:32 09/10/02
  - Re: Couple of chess programming questions Gian-Carlo Pascutto 15:05:10 09/10/02

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