Yes, still it is astounding how far you can get with relatively simple heuristics and a well pruned search tree. One interesting heuristic, which falls right ou

Yes, still it is astounding how far you can get with relatively simple heuristics and a well pruned search tree. One interesting heuristic, which falls right out of "von Försters Imperative" is: Prefer moves that maximize the number of choices you have in the future, and minimize those of your opponent.