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Subject: Re: What is the average nodes per second for minimax?

Author: leonid

Date: 21:32:26 06/18/00

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On June 18, 2000 at 19:18:10, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>lenoid, do not call material evaluation "positional." They [basically] have
>nothing to do with each other. Also, do not refer to evaluations as "partial" or


Logic that deel with material echange is for me 100% positional logic. Reason is
simple - slightest change in position on the chess board lead sooner or later to
some material lost or gain. If you look into material echange, you look into
position on it as well.


>"perfect" or "final truth" or "general orientation." These words are extremely
>confusing because you don't bother to define them, so you are the only person in
>the world who understands them. Besides, the only word you need is "evaluation."
>You just write an evaluation function, it returns a number which is the
>evaluation, and then you're done. It's so extremely simple. No need to talk
>about it until everybody's confused and exasperated.
>-Tom

Agree with you that I must use more "standard wording". I hope that with the
time I will come to this. Already I know what is the "ply", "effective branching
factor" and few other expressions. Some will come to me later. But finally, Tom,
we are not in Academy of Science. Chess Club is something like a forum in
ancient Greece. Place where prominent people and ordinary populace can mix
together and talk to each other in some simple way.

Leonid.



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