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Subject: Re: Null move and move ordering stats

Author: Ren Wu

Date: 12:13:14 12/20/01

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On December 20, 2001 at 01:45:37, Peter Kappler wrote:

>
>Here are Grok's numbers (full-width search only, not quiescence):
>
>null move, futility pruning:       77%
>null move, NO futility pruning:    82%
>NO null move, NO futility pruning: 85%
>
>I guess I need to do some work on my move ordering.
>
>-Peter

Say if you change your move ordering code, and manager to increse this by a
delta. Then question become

Will this increase the program's strength?

Has anyone ever done a serious match to confirm this?

Ren.

• Re: Null move and move ordering stats Peter Kappler 15:45:38 12/20/01
• Re: Null move and move ordering stats Dann Corbit 13:03:38 12/20/01
  • Re: Null move and move ordering stats Ren Wu 13:39:52 12/20/01
    • Re: Null move and move ordering stats Severi Salminen 03:44:05 12/21/01

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