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Subject: Re: Recapture Extension

Author: David Rasmussen

Date: 11:36:02 01/09/02

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On January 09, 2002 at 12:36:28, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:

>
>I restrict it a bit more. It has to be not only a recapture on the same square,
>with the same material but also has to be the ONLY recapture possible in that
>square.
>

That seems like a good idea.

Ideally we would want to extend only the moves that are very good. Of course
extending when there is one move clearly better than the others is the singular
extension. So the recapture extension make sense in those positions where the
recapture is the only sane move, and analyzing the rest of the moves costs
little. On the other hand, we don't want to extend a recapture just because it's
a recapture. That particular recapture might not be the only good move. If
there's only one recapture, it seems a lot more likely that it is a good move. A
good idea.

/David



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