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From: mike@dartvax.UUCP (Mike Morton)
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Subject: Query: Othello and Othello programs
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Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 17:55:54 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 10 17:55:54 1984
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I'm looking for information on Othello programs.  Have there been
any tournaments since the one written up in BYTE in 1981?  Is there a
reigning champion?  Do the best programs use heuristics or brute-force
techniques?  How many levels do the brute-force ones look ahead, and
how close to the endgame can they do a complete tree search?
 
Also, does anyone recommend any books or newsletters on Othello?
I'm awaiting a copy of Hasegawa & Brady's "How To Win At Othello" 
through a library, but have been unable to find any other books.
 
-- Mike Morton
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