Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site alberta.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!alberta!tony From: tony@alberta.UUCP (Tony Marsland) Newsgroups: net.chess Subject: Computer Chess Encyclopedia Article Message-ID: <474@alberta.UUCP> Date: Sun, 5-May-85 00:14:12 EDT Article-I.D.: alberta.474 Posted: Sun May 5 00:14:12 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 6-May-85 02:03:50 EDT Distribution: net Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Lines: 15 I am writing a survey article on computer chess for an upcoming Wiley Encyclopedia, and would like to receive (quickly) your thoughts on topics which should be included in a 7000 word review. To give proper credit for original ideas in the field I would like your opinion on (a) who coined the following terms (b) who originated the idea/concept. Your electronic mail responses for any of the following terms would be appreciated. In return I will send a compendium of the responses to each correspondent. Aspiration Search; Refutation Table; Transposition Table; FOrward Pruning; Iterative Deepening; Progressive Deepening; Horizon Effect; Killer Heuristic; Method of Analogies; Sphere of Influence; Razoring; Deep cut-off; Quiescence Search; Alpha-beta algorithm; Principal Variation; Ply.