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Subject: Re: difference in chess program designs ??

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:25:53 01/15/01

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On January 15, 2001 at 10:45:21, Kim Roper Jensen wrote:

>Hi
>
>I just wondered, If u have a slow processor how would u program it to play chess
>??
>
>I mean will u try to create a big eval and hope it selects "good & natural"
>moves and have small depths, or do u try make a small eval and hope u can
>calculate to a reasonable depth ????
>
>Or is there no difference in program design, when u program a fast or slow
>processor ??
>
>With regards and thamks in advance
>Kim


There is definitely a "balance" point between evaluation and search.  If you
slow the machine down enough so that the big eval causes the search to be
unable to reach a reasonable depth, then you have a positionally smart but
tactically stupid program.  The inverse can happen as easily.  Striking a
good balance between smarts and tactics is a big issue...



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