IDA*

Also known as Iterative deepening A*. This is the canonical page; those names redirect here.

Pairings in the atlas

Manhattan distancecanonMemory-bound puzzle search graphs-paths
Pattern databasesstandardMemory-bound puzzle search graphs-paths
Gap heuristicspecialistPancake-sorting search graphs-paths

Rivals: other methods for the same problems

Where it sits

graphs-paths · Graph Algorithms