Author: Dan Homan
Date: 09:07:46 10/03/98
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On October 02, 1998 at 17:38:47, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On October 02, 1998 at 16:19:08, Dan Homan wrote: > >>On the idea of a 'dumb as a rock' qsearch.... Mine is even dummer. >>I don't use an SEE in the qsearch, but rather simply score the move >>based on the value of the attacked pieces minus the value of the >>attacking piece (if the attacked piece is defended). This will >>avoid some captures that are sound (because sometimes we have multiple >>attacks on the square), but it is quite fast and leads to a small qsearch. >>I also toss out captures that lose material or don't bring me near >>alpha. > >Basically you'll almost always check P x something, but will almost never check >Q x something, right? Yep.... unless Q x Q or Q x something which is not defended and brings the material score near alpha. > >>Perhaps this is making it too dumb, but even an SEE misses simple >>tactics as noted earlier in this thread. > >It's all a matter of trying to shovel the maximum amount of stuff you can while >still getting a manageably small amount of it on your shoes. > I like this quote! - Dan >bruce
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