Author: Bas Hamstra
Date: 17:02:29 01/26/02
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On January 26, 2002 at 16:42:23, Ernst Walet wrote: >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. Try the move Nf6+!! that Ponomariov played with and without. Bas.
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