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Subject: Re: How were Endgame Tablebases Developed?

Author: Pham Hong Nguyen

Date: 21:24:54 01/22/04

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On January 22, 2004 at 17:58:22, KarinsDad wrote:

>Did programs actually go through every single legal move to create these?

Yes, you are right. It visits them all not only one time but repeatedly in many
iterations. The main algorithm is called retrograde.

Now I think you have enough key words to search all topics you want in r.g.c.c.
There are so many good discusions / lessons about tablebase there - I have
learned and developed my own databases (for Chinese chess) just by finding and
reading them. IMO, that group may be one of the best sources for learning when
Heinz's papers may be so hard for beginers.

+Pham



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