Sebastian Lague

Minimax Algorithm and Alpha-Beta Pruning Explained

Published 20 Apr 2018 · 52 daily observations recorded · last updated 2026-10-18

Views
1,428,559
Avg views / hour
19.2
since publish (lifetime average)
Recent velocity
15.3
+367 views over 24h (2026-10-17 → 2026-10-18)
vs channel baseline
—
Channel median
—

Recent growth

Last 7 days
+3,957 views
measured 2026-10-11 → 2026-10-18 (168h)
Last 30 days
+16,226 views
measured 2026-09-18 → 2026-10-18 (720h)

Performance history

Every observation TubeSum recorded, plotted as measured.

Views over time — 52 observed points, 1.4M to 1.4M views 0 5K 1,K 1.5M Jul 20, 2026 · 1,398,230 views Jul 22, 2026 · 1,398,533 views Jul 23, 2026 · 1,398,695 views Jul 24, 2026 · 1,398,859 views Jul 27, 2026 · 1,399,313 views Jul 31, 2026 · 1,399,859 views Aug 5, 2026 · 1,400,576 views Aug 7, 2026 · 1,400,858 views Aug 10, 2026 · 1,401,231 views Aug 17, 2026 · 1,402,344 views Aug 27, 2026 · 1,404,041 views Sep 1, 2026 · 1,405,767 views Sep 4, 2026 · 1,406,990 views Sep 7, 2026 · 1,407,769 views Sep 11, 2026 · 1,409,453 views Sep 12, 2026 · 1,409,757 views Sep 13, 2026 · 1,409,958 views Sep 14, 2026 · 1,410,359 views Sep 15, 2026 · 1,410,781 views Sep 16, 2026 · 1,411,146 views Sep 17, 2026 · 1,411,860 views Sep 18, 2026 · 1,412,333 views Sep 19, 2026 · 1,412,652 views Sep 20, 2026 · 1,412,981 views Sep 21, 2026 · 1,413,585 views Sep 22, 2026 · 1,414,040 views Sep 23, 2026 · 1,414,635 views Sep 24, 2026 · 1,415,530 views Sep 25, 2026 · 1,416,189 views Sep 26, 2026 · 1,416,674 views Sep 27, 2026 · 1,417,048 views Sep 28, 2026 · 1,417,646 views Sep 29, 2026 · 1,418,461 views Sep 30, 2026 · 1,419,239 views Oct 1, 2026 · 1,419,779 views Oct 2, 2026 · 1,420,314 views Oct 3, 2026 · 1,420,712 views Oct 4, 2026 · 1,420,948 views Oct 5, 2026 · 1,421,573 views Oct 6, 2026 · 1,422,009 views Oct 7, 2026 · 1,422,618 views Oct 8, 2026 · 1,423,338 views Oct 9, 2026 · 1,423,801 views Oct 10, 2026 · 1,424,239 views Oct 11, 2026 · 1,424,602 views Oct 12, 2026 · 1,425,396 views Oct 13, 2026 · 1,425,793 views Oct 14, 2026 · 1,426,584 views Oct 15, 2026 · 1,427,066 views Oct 16, 2026 · 1,427,841 views Oct 17, 2026 · 1,428,192 views Oct 18, 2026 · 1,428,559 views Jul 20 Sep 22 Oct 18

Based on 52 observations · last observed Oct 18, 2026 · straight lines connect consecutive observations — TubeSum does not measure the days between them.

All observations

The same points the chart plots, as exact numbers. Gaps mean no observation was taken that day.

Date Views Avg views / hour Channel median
2026-10-18 1,428,559 19.2 —
2026-10-17 1,428,192 19.2 —
2026-10-16 1,427,841 19.2 —
2026-10-15 1,427,066 19.2 —
2026-10-14 1,426,584 19.2 —
2026-10-13 1,425,793 19.2 —
2026-10-12 1,425,396 19.2 —
2026-10-11 1,424,602 19.2 —
2026-10-10 1,424,239 19.2 —
2026-10-09 1,423,801 19.2 —
2026-10-08 1,423,338 19.2 —
2026-10-07 1,422,618 19.2 —
2026-10-06 1,422,009 19.2 —
2026-10-05 1,421,573 19.2 —
2026-10-04 1,420,948 19.2 —
2026-10-03 1,420,712 19.2 —
2026-10-02 1,420,314 19.2 —
2026-10-01 1,419,779 19.2 —
2026-09-30 1,419,239 19.2 —
2026-09-29 1,418,461 19.2 —
2026-09-28 1,417,646 19.2 —
2026-09-27 1,417,048 19.2 —
2026-09-26 1,416,674 19.2 —
2026-09-25 1,416,189 19.2 —
2026-09-24 1,415,530 19.2 —
2026-09-23 1,414,635 19.2 —
2026-09-22 1,414,040 19.1 —
2026-09-21 1,413,585 19.1 —
2026-09-20 1,412,981 19.1 —
2026-09-19 1,412,652 19.1 —
2026-09-18 1,412,333 19.2 —
2026-09-17 1,411,860 19.1 —
2026-09-16 1,411,146 19.1 —
2026-09-15 1,410,781 19.1 —
2026-09-14 1,410,359 19.1 —
2026-09-13 1,409,958 19.2 —
2026-09-12 1,409,757 19.2 —
2026-09-11 1,409,453 19.2 —
2026-09-07 1,407,769 19.2 —
2026-09-04 1,406,990 19.2 —
2026-09-01 1,405,767 19.2 —
2026-08-27 1,404,041 19.2 —
2026-08-17 1,402,344 19.2 —
2026-08-10 1,401,231 19.2 —
2026-08-07 1,400,858 19.3 —
2026-08-05 1,400,576 19.3 —
2026-07-31 1,399,859 19.3 —
2026-07-27 1,399,313 19.3 —
2026-07-24 1,398,859 19.3 —
2026-07-23 1,398,695 19.3 —
2026-07-22 1,398,533 19.3 —
2026-07-20 1,398,230 19.3 —

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