Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:23:33 01/09/02
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On January 09, 2002 at 17:18:24, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On January 09, 2002 at 17:12:23, Bas Hamstra wrote: > >>On January 09, 2002 at 15:17:36, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On January 09, 2002 at 12:58:18, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: >>> >>>>On January 09, 2002 at 12:45:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>>On January 09, 2002 at 10:15:53, David Rasmussen wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Some time ago we talked about the recapture extension. Bob's experiments with >>>>>>Crafty seemed to show that recapture extension was a bad idea at least for his >>>>>>program. >>>>>> >>>>>>How many people have the recapture extension because they positively believe >>>>>>that it is better for their program, and how many has removed it from their >>>>>>program because the positively believe that it is bad for their program? >>>>>> >>>>>>I am sure a lot of people have it or don't have it, but for no specific reason, >>>>>>that is, they have not tested the effect of this extension thoroughly. >>>>>> >>>>>>/David >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Note that I still use it. It definitely slows things down at times, but >>>>>allowing my opponent to burn two plies "at will" by making a capture that I >>>>>have to reply to seems dangerous to ignore... >>>> >>>>So, you prefer following your intuition, though it is not in complete accordance >>>>with the statistics of the experiment which you have done once (IIRC) ? >>>> >>>>Uli >>> >>> >>>yep... >>> >>>:) >> >>Same goes for me. I don't know what the outcome of this experiment was, but for >>me leaving it in seems to "break even". It solves a few tactics extra and misses >>a few others. I have always had doubts if it really effectively reduces horizon >>effects in games. >> >>Bas. > >In that case i assume you threw it out, in order to get another ply more? For me turning it off or on doesn't come _anywhere_ near another ply...
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