Author: leonid
Date: 06:55:58 07/08/00
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On July 08, 2000 at 09:06:49, blass uri wrote: >On July 08, 2000 at 08:11:45, leonid wrote: ><snipped> >>Hiarcs is complete mystery for me, since its nodes per second is very low. Only >>by knowing Hiarcs nps for minimax that my guess could be closer to reality. If >>its minimax nps is as high as in other programs then its choice of moves is of >>extreme efficency. If not, some other reason is there. > >I do not understand what do you mean by Hiarcs nps for minimax. >Hiarcs like all the commercial programs does not use the minimax but a better >algorithm. > >Uri Hiarcs minimax could see only its author by simple curiosity. Minimax is indicative of efficiency (for given program) of its move generator. Later, alpha-beta, move sorting and so like, permit use this initial move generator power in the most efficient way. Less is final nodes per second number, more efficiency was achieved for given program. Leonid
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