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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