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Subject: Non recursive search(is there a free source code for doing it?)

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:17:24 04/10/04


Recursive search is basically a mistake because it means that the computer
remember every information twice(it remember beta and later alpha as minus beta
and it is a waste of memory).

people claimed in the past that it is more simple to do a recursive search but I
believe that everything is simple after you understand it so it should not be a
problem.

I think that the only reason that people think that recursive search is simpler
is that they are used to recursive search and not to non recursive search.

My question is if there is a single free program that use alphabeta without
recursive search(it does not have to be a chess program and can be a program in
every thinking game).

I try to figure out how basic alphabeta without recursive search should be done
It will be productive if somebody can give a code for non recursive search that
allow extensions and null move pruning.

Uri



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