Author: David Rasmussen
Date: 13:23:44 01/10/02
What techniques do people use for assessing good, bad and active bishops? As I do it now, a good bishop is one with no central pawns on the same color, a bad bishop is one with at least one pawn on the same color, and an active bishop is one that isn't looking into a pawn when looking in the direction of the center. Right now, I don't consider whether the pawns in question are blocked or not, which is also important. In general, I think evaluation terms are not discussed enough in the CCC. Search techniques, book techniques, move generation etc. is discussed, but what makes, say, Gambit Tiger such a strong engine, is the unique evaluation terms, I think. I know Christophe wont say anything about his evaluation terms, but everybody else should feel free to talk :) /David
This page took 0.01 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.