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

Author: James Swafford

Date: 06:39:59 04/10/04

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On April 10, 2004 at 07:17:24, Uri Blass wrote:


By 'non recursive search', are you saying you want code that
(re)implements search(  ) for every possible depth?

--
James


>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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