Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:24:54 05/12/98
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On May 12, 1998 at 14:55:26, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>On May 11, 1998 at 21:52:03, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>Get some chess lessons Dave.
>
>the program is a pawn up. b4 is a horizontal effect to delay that
>he's bad.
>
>Where b4 can be discussed about, b4-b5? is cleary horrible.
>
>It's against all positional rules of chess, but knowing that DB just
>got 11 ply, it's not very surprising anymore to me that it has
>these horizon effects.
>
>In this position singular extensions don't work very well you see.
>
>Too much possibilities to cover pieces and move with material.
>Checks/Mating threats and such are not needed here, and freeapawn
>extensions are very ineffective too, as the freepawn of white will not
>come
>further than e5.
>
>So searching 11 ply there is 11 ply and no ply more.
>Do you think it weird then that it plays like some first versions
>of my own program?
>
>At analysis level diep wants to play b4? too. but when it gets deeply,
>then it doesn't consider b5 anymore, as this move becomes more
>and more horrible, concluded from lines DB never saw in that game.
>
>Vincent
Looks like the DB team has been lucky not to have to face your program
in an official event, Vincent. :)
Christophe
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