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Subject: Re: what is alpha-beta search?

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 14:28:12 08/01/99

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On August 01, 1999 at 17:21:17, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:

>In principle an alpha beta searcher keeps the trees are kept as narrow as
>possible?
>Is there a connection with selective search? Or is selective search alpha beta
>search?
>
>Jeroen ;-}

I'm no expert at this, but I will try to explain it anyway!
If you search a position and find that the oponent has a very good reply, its no
point continuing down that branch in the tree!

Torstein



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