Answers.Body: <p>Time management is a part of competitive chess engines. Some of the considerations in allocating time to a move are discussed <a href="https://www.chessprogramming.org/Time_Management" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. A related concept, <a href="https://www.chessprogramming.org/Pondering" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pondering</a> is also discussed.</p>
  <p>In short, chess engine time management functions on a collection of heuristics that have been developed over many decades. I do not believe there is a collective agreed-upon approach comparable to something like the alpha-beta pruning algorithm.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I understand the basics of chess engines (alpha beta pruning etc). But in a timed game, how do chess engines choose how long to analyse each move?</p>
  
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Title: How do chess engines choose how long to analyse each move?
ThreadText: # How do chess engines choose how long to analyse each move?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-10-12)
  
  I understand the basics of chess engines (alpha beta pruning etc). But in a timed game, how do chess engines choose how long to analyse each move?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2024-10-14. Score: 3
  
  Time management is a part of competitive chess engines. Some of the considerations in allocating time to a move are discussed [here](https://www.chessprogramming.org/Time_Management). A related concept, [Pondering](https://www.chessprogramming.org/Pondering) is also discussed.
  
  In short, chess engine time management functions on a collection of heuristics that have been developed over many decades. I do not believe there is a collective agreed-upon approach comparable to something like the alpha-beta pruning algorithm.
  
  
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