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Subject: Re: Here's my Alpha-Beta source code

Author: Jose Santos

Date: 03:52:40 09/10/03

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Hi,

>No it isn't. It's alpha beta. And AB will make the difference between scores
>smaller.

I know that.

>Say there are 2 moves with score>beta ( on a max node). Minimax will always
>return the biggest score of the 2. AB might return the smaller one. When this
>happens all over the search, the differences become smaller.

>If you want to have pure minimax you should remove the 2 break conditions and
>not update alpha or beta ( But you will not reach 6 ply in most positions).

I posted with Alpha-Beta but I've tested it both with and without the 2 break
conditions and it's the same. (in score, but not on speed, of course).

So I don't understant the behavior :(



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