Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 00:27:47 08/08/01
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On August 08, 2001 at 03:11:45, Tony Werten 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. > >I'm not really sure but isn't ECM an endgame testsuite ? Using R=3 you have to >make sure there are some pieces (not pawns) on the board. ( or use double >nullmove ) ECM is mostly middlegame stuff, with a lot of straight tactics. There are 879 positions. A lot of them are easy, cooked, or broken, but overall it is alright. bruce > >cheers, > >Tony > >> >>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
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