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Subject: Re: Double Nullmove

Author: Rudolf Huber

Date: 11:08:57 04/25/02

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On April 25, 2002 at 13:26:19, Andreas Herrmann wrote:

>On April 25, 2002 at 11:58:53, Russell Reagan wrote:
>
>>What is double null move? I assume it's playing two null moves one after
>>another, but how is it used to detect zugzwang?
>>
>>Russell
>
>The first null move is for detecting a zugzwang. This first nullmove you have to
>make with a reducing + 1. Excample: if your normal null move uses R=3 then use
>for the first detecting null move  R=4.
>Only if the first null move responds a value >= beta then you do the second null
>move.
>
>Andreas

This is new to me. How do you make sure that eventually the
same side gets to move (without being allowed to null move)?

Rudolf



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