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Subject: Re: How to manage search depth in limited time?

Author: Matt McKnight

Date: 02:12:49 03/16/01

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The best way to get the most searching done within the time limit is to check
your time during the search.  If time is up, return alpha and don't go to the
next iteration.

It isn't wasting time to start searching into the next iteration (no matter how
much time is left for this move) because even searching only 100 extra nodes
could give you a better move than the one you already have.

That's why you check your time during search and return alpha when time is up.

Matt



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