Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 13:47:34 08/02/01
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On August 02, 2001 at 14:55:24, Rich Van Gaasbeck wrote: >When a search is extended when it hasn't reached "quiescence", what exactly does >that mean? Does it mean that no captures are possible? Is so, it would seem >that seaches would be extended considerably. > >Alternatively, does it mean that the only captures possible are of pieces of >lower value than the capturing piece? Is this is so, then it seems that you >would always stop searching right before the beginning of a combination (which >to me seems like a very non-quiet position). The classic definition of a quiescent position is a position where the side to move cannot make a profitable capture. A profitable capture does not mean PxQ. It might mean QxP, if the P is not guarded. bruce
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