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Subject: Re: SEE Function

Author: Jan Pernicka

Date: 04:50:18 04/04/00

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On April 03, 2000 at 15:35:57, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>>>
>>>  Excuse me, could someone explain to me in several sentences what is
>>>  SEE function good for?  Thanks
>>>     Jan
>>

>What it does is ask the following question:
>
>If I capture the piece on square X, what will I gain (or lose) in terms of
>material.  You just enumerate the white and black pieces that attack square
>X, and then do the exchanges to see if it is good or bad to do.  Just like a
>human asks "Can I move my knight to e5?" by noticing the pieces for both sides
>that are currently attacking e5...

  So, what's the difference between SEE and quiescence search (when you
   take into account only capturing moves "on 1 square")?
  I think, they could be implemented in very similar way...

  Thanks,

        Jan



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