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Subject: Re: Consistency Search

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 00:33:11 11/11/00

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On November 11, 2000 at 02:25:06, Angrim wrote:

>On November 10, 2000 at 12:04:55, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>
>>On November 10, 2000 at 11:41:16, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On November 10, 2000 at 11:36:17, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>>
>>>>What are the pros and cons of using a consistency search for the quiescence
>>>>search? My impression is this not a popular idea.
>>>
>>>
>>>do you mean consistency or conspiracy?
>>
>>I mean consistency search as applied to chess. Apparently, an idea of Don Beal's
>>& applied to chess by Michael Gherrity in chess program SAL. What's the scoop on
>>this technique?
>
>I did a web search based on these keywords, and he spelled it right :)
>see http://satirist.org/learn-game/methods/search/consistency.html
>which lists some links related to this and gives a brief definition of it.
>This looks like it may be worth reading.
>
>Angrim

Thank you for your response! I've already downloaded the M. Gherrity thesis some
time ago and I find the idea interesting. I was hoping someone else could
provide some information on its efficacy before I decided whether I should give
it a try.



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