The Alpha-Beta Heuristic

Author(s)
Edwards, D.J.; Hart, T.P.
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Abstract
The Alpha-Beta heuristic is a method for pruning unneeded branches from the move tree of a game. The algorithm makes use of information gained about part of the tree to reject those branches which will not affect the principle variation.
Date issued
1961-12-01
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/6098
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AIM-030
Series/Report no.
AIM-030
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