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Subject: Uniform depth reporting proposal

Author: Brian Richardson

Date: 05:06:00 08/26/00


I think the information that many programs report, such as depth, score, PV,
etc) is helpful to see, and appreciate most programs doing so (particuarly when
their operators are online, or even some that have lists of opponents to
automatically kibitz).

However, each program reports in a different manner.  I would like to propose
_some_ reporting uniformity.  I am not suggesting that standardizing _all_
information and formats should be attempted.

In particular, the search "depth" seems like a good place to start.  Depth can
mean several different things.  I would like to propose a depth reporting format
as follows:

ply x(y/z) where x is the last full width (normal search) ply _completed_,
z is the deepest with extensions, and z is the absolute deepest ply reached
(typically in q-search).

Yes, this happens to be how Tinker does it now, but this is just a starting
point for discussion.

Comments welcome.

Brian Richardson (Tinker)



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