Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:10:18 08/07/01
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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 I don't think it helps on test suites at all. But it does make normal searches significantly faster, which is why I use it... Whether it is the _right_ thing to do or not is another issue altogether. I am fiddling with it at the moment myself... Bob
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