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Subject: Re: Fritz 7.0.0.6 has futility pruning on as default.

Author: Ernst Walet

Date: 13:42:23 01/26/02

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On January 26, 2002 at 12:48:46, German Rodriguez wrote:

>When I click on defaults in the F7 engine parameters, futility pruning is
>enabled as default on my copy. No one has brought this up, so is it just me that
>this happens to?
>
>Won't this do more harm than good in longer time controls and therefore should
>it be left unchecked?

Yes I noticed it too and futhermore the option for mate extentions is gone.

I haven't found a position though where this pruning resulted in not finding a
move, or taking much more time.  Maybe someone else did?

Ernst.



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