Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:35:55 07/11/02
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On July 11, 2002 at 16:38:50, Omid David wrote: >As part of an extensive research (will be published soon), we tested null-move >pruning with fixed depth reductions of R=2 and R=3 on about 800 positions of >"mate in 4" (searched to depth of 8 plies) and "mate in 5" (searched to depth of >10 plies). The results naturally show that R=2 has greater tactical performance >(greater number of checkmate detection). However, we also conducted about >hundred self-play matches under 60min/game time control between R=2 and R=3. The >outcome is a rather balanced result (R=2 only a little better). Considering that >the tests where conducted on a rather slow engine (100k nps), on faster engines >R=3 is expected to perform better. > >So, apparently R=2 is not _by_far_ better than R=3 as some assume. I believe >Bruce Moreland had also some good results with R=3 that show it's not too >inferior to R=2. Has anyone conducted similar experiments? I tried R=3, but didn't like it overall a couple of years back. I then started with the R=2/3 approach I am using today and it has been pretty solid IMHO. But again, R=3 and even R=3/4 is due for some detailed testing I think.
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