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Subject: Re: Time allocation question 2

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:27:00 09/04/00

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On September 04, 2000 at 08:01:05, Brian Richardson wrote:

>On September 04, 2000 at 03:23:05, Janos Keinrath wrote:
>
>>Here's another time allocation question.
>>
>>Do you modify time allocation
>>when you have more or less time time than your opponent? How?
>>
>>Janos
>
>In Tinker, extra time is only allocated when the score drops to a couple of
>"trouble" levels.  When in trouble, Tinker will include 1/3rd of any time
>advantage it has (in addition to the extra time normally allocated).
>
>Generally, Tinker's time management tries not to use a little more or less time
>each move, but to use larger blocks of extra time when needed, assuming it takes
>3-6x as long to search at least a full ply deeper.
>
>Brian Richardson


On a server I carefully notice when I am getting behind and Crafty keeps
speeding up until it 'catches up'...



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