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Subject: Re: LiGo2000a 0:21 (P3/700)

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 01:34:10 07/12/01

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On July 11, 2001 at 19:11:58, Mike S. wrote:




>On July 11, 2001 at 18:57:27, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On July 11, 2001 at 13:12:58, Mike S. wrote:
>>
>>So little goliath doesn't find the right solution. it plays it
>>because of some patzer scores in its PSQ tables.
>
>This conclusion comes way too early... You would have to actually *play* against
>it, to see what happens. The *1st* move of a pv is what really matters (the rest
>may come at the board, or may not), and this is the right one here.
>
>After all, it's a sac. You havo to see at least something, to start with giving
>away material.
>
>This type of testing is ok IMO, because the program which finds the correct 1st
>moves fastest, will be stronger than the program which takes much longer to
>switch to the best move, and produces a perfect pv up to ply 17 after 10
>Minutes.
>
>That's why I do not pay too much attention to the pv in this type of test (if
>it's a good testing move only of course, not if it's a "normal" move...).

This is utterly nonsense and you know it.

>How is Diep doing here?
>
>Regards,
>M.Scheidl



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