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Subject: Re: History pruning

Author: Frank Phillips

Date: 12:25:30 02/27/06

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On February 27, 2006 at 13:41:57, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On February 27, 2006 at 12:46:40, Frank Phillips wrote:
>
>>So you do this at only (expected) cut nodes?
>>Tord seems to imply at anything other than pvNodes.
>>
>>Frank
>
>
>I do it at _all_ nodes.  I think Tord does as well.  The problem is it is
>impossible to predict with high accuracy whether a node is CUT or ALL (btw, this
>is only useful at ALL nodes, since we have to search all moves and reducing the
>depth reduces the effort required to accomplish that).

I have been messing with mutli-prob cut at only (expected) CUT nodes,with less
than spectacular results, but certainly a difference and I some indications of
minor improvement in play.  Anything which safely reduces the effort on ALL
nodes is, as you say, a major win.



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