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Subject: Re: Horizon problems. ( Imagine you were back in the 80s )

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 12:46:38 07/20/00

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On July 20, 2000 at 09:58:23, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:

>/* We get mated if we don't move,
> * so this is a dangerous position, extend it.
> */
>	if (NullValue < -MATE ) 		{ isThreat [ply] = 1 ;}
>	else	                                { isThreat [ply] = 0 ;}

This is wrong. Your search probably never ever returns something smaller
than -MATE. Change it to '-MATE+200' or something like that, so you extend
positions where the nullmove gets you mated-in-x.

--
GCP



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