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Subject: Re: Yep :)

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:27:32 09/16/03

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On September 16, 2003 at 13:44:07, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On September 16, 2003 at 12:50:10, Tord Romstad wrote:
>
>>How do you achieve this?  I don't see how it is even possible without
>>using an asymmetrical eval ...
>
>
>What is the difference between a symmetrical evaluation and an asymmetrical one?

This usually means "with respect to color".  IE in Crafty, it dislikes
blocked pawns in general.  If it is playing black in a position where everything
is equal except the pawns are blocked, it will produce a + score (good for
white) since it dislikes the blocked stuff.  If it is while, it will produce a
- score in the same position since it _still_ dislikes the stuff.

There are other cases, but the idea is that some of the scores are not
relative to black or white, but relative to which side the computer is playing.




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