Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 07:43:57 01/08/01
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On January 07, 2001 at 06:12:48, José Carlos wrote: >On January 06, 2001 at 19:23:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On January 06, 2001 at 10:45:05, Leen Ammeraal wrote: >> >>>In qsearch, when no more captures are possible, >>>I return the material score, including the >>>position evaluation. Should this include >>>some extra points for the side that is to move >>>rather than ignoring this aspect? >>>After all, although there is no time to evaluate >>>any further moves, it is likely that the position >>>will be improved by the side that is to move. >>>I could not detect any improvement of my program >>>when I tried. What is usual in this regard? >>>If a bonus for the side to move is reasonable, >>>how many centipawns should this be? >>>Leen Ammeraal >> >> >>I have tried this in the past, and didn't like the result. >>I have heard others say the same thing. > > I tried it too, with no good result. > > José C. I wonder if anybody has tried a penalty, i.e. a negative bonus, for the side to move. If adding a (positive) bonus does not give good results, perhaps this makes sense. José.
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