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Subject: Re: Recapture Extension

Author: Pham Minh Tri

Date: 19:52:10 01/09/02

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On January 09, 2002 at 14:36:02, David Rasmussen wrote:

>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.

I agree that is a good idea. But how do you implement it in simple way? I am
afraid that that code is more expensive than Crafty code ;)

>
>/David



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