Author: James Swafford
Date: 11:48:33 06/22/99
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On June 22, 1999 at 03:46:18, David Blackman wrote: >On June 21, 1999 at 13:53:48, James Robertson wrote: > >>My program does check, recapture, and pawn push extensions, but I have heard >>that many programs do a lot more. I think Gromit said he does something like 10 >>different extensions? >> >>Could someone please tell me what different kinds of extensions are sometimes >>used? It would be cool to try them out on my program. >> >>James > >Apart from the ones mentioned by other people, i used to have an extension for >capturing a pawn that is part of the king's pawn cover. Also an extension for a >pawn moving to attack a piece. Both of these helped on tactical problem sets. >I'm not sure if they helped or not in actual play. I've since taken them both >out, but may try them again later. That sounds like a good one; how 'bout extending any move that drastically (?) changes king safety scores?
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