Author: Arshad F. Syed
Date: 17:55:59 12/13/02
I just purchased the book 'Scaleable Search in Computer Chess'. It starts off well giving a good overview of the main topics and advances in modern CC, but it falters badly towards the end. There are no less than 50 pages dedicated to game results and scores. I am getting a migraine just trying to figure out who the target audience could possibly be for these drab game scorecards?? It seems like the author was trying to market his thesis! With all those test results bundled in, at first glance that is what it looks like - an excellent thesis. As if that was not enough, the price is at a premium - $55 for approx. 300 pages. Darn, even those C++ bibles with 1200+ pages cost less and come with a CD too. Hopefully, some day the GOM (Grand Old Man) of Computer Chess, Dr. Hyatt, comes out with something of his own. Here is what I would like to see: All major topics covered - Alpha-Beta, Trans. Tables, the whole 9 yards. Introduction to AI - specifically machine learning as applied to Chess. Advanced programming recommendations as applied to chess - multi-threading, multi-processing etc. Regards, Arshad
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