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Subject: Re: What is horizon effect?

Author: Graham Banks

Date: 20:14:10 01/29/06

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On January 29, 2006 at 23:10:30, masros tukiran wrote:

>What is  phenomenon called "horizon effect" in chess computer?.I don't
>understand what it is.Can somebody give me an example to desribe it.Thank you.

A
 computer engine can only search so far ahead. If it misses a crucial move
further down the track because it has not searched the continuation far enough
ahead, that's the horizon effect coming into play.

Graham.



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