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Some of these programs include Chinook (checkers), Logistello (Othello), YL and Mona (Lines of Action), SoftWari (Awari), Queenbee, Wolve and MoHex (Hex), and Poki (poker). Chinook was the first computer program to win an official World Championship in a game of skill. This includes improvements to alpha-beta search efficiency, and new approaches to minimax search control. We are investigating new methods for discovering and using heuristic knowledge, such as data mining endgame databases for automatic feature identification and tuning of evaluation functions. This research includes probabilistic evaluation techniques, risk assessment, betting strategies, and opponent modeling.