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Subject: nevermind

Author: James Swafford

Date: 17:55:15 04/10/04

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On April 10, 2004 at 09:39:59, James Swafford wrote:


duh :)


>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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