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Subject: Re: Any Recommendations for Intro Text?

Author: James Swafford

Date: 17:38:09 01/19/00

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On January 18, 2000 at 20:58:38, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 18, 2000 at 18:54:41, Jeff Lischer wrote:
>
>>I am thinking about trying to write my own basic chess playing program. I have
>>downloaded the TSCP source code as well as that for Crafty. They are pretty well
>>commented, but I could still use some basic information to help get me started.
>>Does anyone have any recommendations for introductory texts or papers?
>
>I would also recommend the sources for Phalanx as it sits squarely between those
>two extremes (crafty/tscp).  It also plays a mean game of chess.
>
>The best source of chess programming information is postscript papers gathered
>from the net.  I don't think that there are any good books out there.  Or does
>anybody know of one?

Didn't Ernst Heinz just finish a book?  I don't remember
the name or URL, but you may be able to find it by fishing
around the DarkThought site...



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