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Does alpha beta pruning change the value returned by minimax?

  • A.Yes, it returns an approximation to the true value
  • B.Only when the move ordering is poor
  • C.No, it returns exactly the same value
  • D.Yes, it may return a slightly worse move

Answer: C

Alpha beta prunes only branches proved irrelevant, so the value and the chosen move are identical to those a full minimax search would return. It changes only the effort. That distinguishes it sharply from forward pruning techniques, which discard branches on suspicion and do change the result. A technique that is free in the sense of costing nothing in quality deserves to be used always, which is exactly the status alpha beta has.

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