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Subject: Re: Null move R=3

Author: Martin Giepmans

Date: 16:58:54 08/07/01

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On August 07, 2001 at 18:15:37, William Bryant wrote:

>On August 07, 2001 at 16:03:34, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>I've often heard people state that null move with R=3 is better than with R=2,
>>but I have never ever ever gotten a test result that indicates this.
>>
>>I've tried everything.  I've tried it throughout the tree, I've tried it near
>>the root, and I've tried it near the tips.
>>
>>My measurement standard is ECM positions solved, which *always* goes down.
>>
>>What are other people doing that I'm not doing, or are people testing in some
>>other way, if so is their way better or worse?
>>
>>I would test Crafty both ways (it's currently doing R=3 some places), but my
>>machines will be busy until after the WMCCC.
>>
>>bruce
>
>Bruce,
>
>As a complete amature, I can't get any positive benifits with R=3 either.  I
>have always assumed that it was my limited evaluation code.  Not enough
>information to keep R=3 from missing good/bad positions until much deeper.
>
>Let me know if you find an answers
>
>William

I think this is a good point. A more aggressive way of pruning requires
more "support" from the eval.

Martin





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