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Subject: Just a few stupid questions.....

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 14:55:45 06/06/00

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When adding knowledge to a chess program, do you just add bonuses to a score so
a piece combination, for instanse two connected passed pawns on rank 6 add a lot
etc.
Is it not possible to have several "bonuses" kicking in at the same time? And
possibly in opposite directions etc.

I feel that working that way in the endgame you must end up in a lot of
positions where your eval will be just meeningless. In a lot of cases the
endgame hangs on just one tempo, and a static eval adding bonuses etc. will do
you no good!

Would it not be better to just have a fast search doing most of the work, at
least in the late endgames?

Or perhaps I just do not understand how the programs work?! ( Not very
unlikely.....)

Torstein



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