Author: James Swafford
Date: 11:19:13 01/06/01
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On January 06, 2001 at 12:28:31, Leen Ammeraal wrote: >On January 06, 2001 at 10:45:05, Leen Ammeraal wrote: > >>In qsearch, when no more captures are possible, >>I return the material score, including the >>position evaluation. Should this include >>some extra points for the side that is to move >>rather than ignoring this aspect? >>After all, although there is no time to evaluate >>any further moves, it is likely that the position >>will be improved by the side that is to move. >>I could not detect any improvement of my program >>when I tried. What is usual in this regard? >>If a bonus for the side to move is reasonable, >>how many centipawns should this be? >>Leen Ammeraal > >After posting my question, I realized that it is >irrelevant if all position values where, say, white >is on move, are increased by the same amount. >For example, choosing between 0 and 50 leads to >the same choice as moving between 10 and 60, that is, >after increasing the original values by 10. >Leen Right.... but giving the side to move at the root a bonus will cause the engine to favor lines that end in positions with it on move. I thought that was what you were getting at.
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