A technique used by computer programmers to cut down the number of possible moves a computer has to evaluate before choosing the best move.
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Quotes of the Day
Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me.
Silvio Danailov 2014
We must finish once and for all with the neutrality of chess. We must condemn once and for all the formula “chess for the sake of chess”, like the formula “art for art’s sake”. We must organize shock brigades of chess-players, and begin immediate realization of a Five-Year Plan for chess.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko
The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games but also to explain to the public why he is winning
Garry Kasparov NIC 1989
If the FIDe elections were not decided by the votes of the delegates but by the world’s chess society as a whole, there would not even be a competition.
Anatoly Karpov NIC 2010
Vugar Gashimov deserves to be immortalized!
Mahir Mamedov 2014