Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 12:07:50 12/02/98
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On December 02, 1998 at 12:38:23, Christophe Theron wrote: >On December 02, 1998 at 03:08:27, Kim Hvarre wrote: > >>On December 02, 1998 at 01:45:10, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>> >>>Maybe Ed will answer too, but I can give you some info. >>> >>>As Ed and I have suspected right from the begining of the project, Rebel and >>>Tiger are very very different programs. >>> >>>It appears that we use different algorithms to achieve a relatively close level >>>of play. >>> >>>Some of these algorithms are incompatible with each other by nature. Maybe we >>>will be able to get something by exchanging them, but it is not sure. >>> >>>But there are other algorithms that are compatible in both programs. And this is >>>very interesting. Ed has found ideas that I have not found, and the opposite is >>>true also. In the case Ed describes, one of Tiger's selection algorithms that >>>did not exist in Rebel has been successfully implemented in Rebel. >>> >>>This algorithm is not really a programmer's trick. It is an idea taking >>>advantage of the nature of the chess game. I cannot say more, but I would rather >>>describe this as being knowledge, because it would certainly not work with other >>>games. >>> >>>And what is more exciting is that Ed -probably angry that he did not find the >>>idea himself- decided to improve it further. :) >>> >>>And he succeeded! This time I can learn from the changes he has done to my own >>>algorithm and improve Tiger in return! >>> >>>I expect this to happen again several times, with different things. We have just >>>begun exchanging ideas, and there is already a concrete result! >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >>Hi Christophe, >> >>Thanks for Your answer, which is very interessting. As I understand it, Your >>"joint-venture" actual will improve without "selling out", i.e. in the mentioned >>case You get a faster seacher without degrading the "brightness" of the >>application! >>Sounds that we all have a lot to look forward to! >> >>BTW (it must have been quite an experience for Ed - as a rather "loner" to start >>exchanging idears... years ago I speculated about what would happen if Lang and >>him went together and now we all see an equivalent - for sure very, very >>promissing!) >> >>All the best, >> >>kim > >Thanks! > > > Christophe Christophe, what do you call this new search algorithm? -- Komputer Korner
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