Author: Georg v. Zimmermann
Date: 05:05:26 10/23/00
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>>>- If I do not sort or sort move list by other criteria, could score and move >>>results be different? >> >>No, you should get exactly the same scores and moves after finishing a certain >>depth. The last move of the PV could change though in certain cases if I am >>making no thinking mistake. > >First, the move can change. >If move A and B have the same score, the one that is searched first will be >shown as best move. If the sort changes B to be searched first that will be the >best move. That would require the two moves to be considered equal at _every_ depth. I believe that is almost impossible. Show me an example of different first PV move after changed move ordering ( fixed depth and no tricks like disabling HT or searching only 2 ply, or mate in 1 position :-) ) to prove me wrong !
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