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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