ICGA Journal - Volume 11, issue 1

Authors: Herschberg, Bob | van den Herik, Jaap

Article Type: Editorial

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11101

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-2, 1988

Authors: Nelson, Harry L. | Hyatt, Robert M.

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Cray-Blitz’s draw heuristic is described. It consists essentially in postponing draws for’ as long as possible. This tactic has the surprising side-effect of occasionally tricking the adversary into abandoning a draw for a loss. Cases are shown in which the tactic leads to moves one would call brilliant in human terms. Some attendant disadvantages occur and are exemplified.

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11102

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 3-9, 1988

Authors: Warnock, Tony | Wendroff, Burton

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: In the first part of this contribution we show how the theory of error-correcting codes can be used to compress the encoding of chess positions for use in a transposition table. In the second part we show how the use of a transposition table introduces inconsistencies into an alpha-beta search. One inconsistency can be removed by respecting the bounds found in the table.

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11103

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 10-13, 1988

Authors: Szabo, Alex | Szabo, Barbara

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Two connected Atari ST computers were used to play 6882 games between copies of TechMate set at different time rates. The resulting data, combined with similar data using Belle (Thompson, 1982; Condon and Thompson, 1983), is modelled to establish a Technology Curve. It is empirically shown that the advantage of improved technology rapidly decreases when machines (and algorithms) become more powerful.

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11104

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 14-20, 1988

Authors: Rasmussen, L.

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11105

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 21-25, 1988

Authors: van den Herik, H.J. | Herschberg, I.S.

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11106

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 26-31, 1988

Authors: van den Herik, H.J. | Herschberg, I.S. | Nakad, N.

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11107

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 32-33, 1988

Article Type: Other

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11108

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 33-33, 1988

Authors: Hartmann, Dap

Article Type: Book Review

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11109

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 34-35, 1988

Authors: Marsland, T.A.

Article Type: Book Review

DOI: 10.3233/ICG-1988-11110

Citation: ICGA Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 35-35, 1988