Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 10:56:11 01/11/03
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On January 11, 2003 at 10:19:44, Lieven Clarisse wrote: I bet there are many positions in which this will work, but there will be a lot of others in which it will not work. I have seen games in which the score was -5 for some moves and it took some time for one of the programs to find the winning line. But still, it was dead lost and resigning was acceptable. I think far more easy is: Set the program at 'never resign until it is mate'. Jeroen PS I will do my best for you in the next Nobel prize election :-)) >Ok: please send it to me: > >progress: >1. evaluate (material+positional+tempo; whatever constitutes your evaluation >function) the current position (score A) >2. search as far as you can, and pick your best line >3. evaluate the end of that position (score B) > >Progress in score =B-A >No Progress: if abs(B-A)/A<0.05 >Progress: if abs(B-A)/A>0.05 > >If the engine cannot find any progress (seen from the side of his opponent), he >should not resign.
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