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I have not seen the Stockfish source, but my impression is that computer chess was going round in circles in the last 10 years, and it's still good old alpha-be
by arek2 12y ago
I have not seen the Stockfish source, but my impression is that computer chess was going round in circles in the last 10 years, and it's still good old alpha-beta search with more refined heuristics.
The biggest value in studying computer chess for a programmer is IMO in seeing all the different performance optimization tricks.
- halfcat 12y agoPerformance optimization, while it is not neglected, is not what separates chess engines. You don't win an exponential race with linear advantages.