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Subject: Re: NOLOT 3,6,9 -- working backwards

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 15:18:37 01/18/00

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On January 18, 2000 at 17:51:24, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 18, 2000 at 17:28:29, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On January 18, 2000 at 14:45:56, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>It might be an interesting test to trace backwards from the solution to see
>>>exactly how deeply computers *can* find the solutions (or it may also reveal if
>>>there is a bug in them).
>>
>>It is of major concern. These lines are important
>>for programmers: "what positionevaluation(s) or problem(s) in search
>>does my program not play move X".
>
>I think a reason it would be good to trace backwards is that (for some
>positions) we may find the stumbling block in our evaluation.  Conversely, it
>may help us to reason out a special extension, or improve our positional
>evaluation.
>
>Once we find the pivotal point (we can't get past here) we can ask "Why can't
>we?"
>
>If we know the answer to the question, we may be able to overcome the problem.

Right. For some reason i feel i'm enthusiastically reading everything
you write on this subject but am hardly gonna show analysis except from
Deep Blue against some dude :)



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