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

Author: Bas Hamstra

Date: 03:20:59 01/27/02

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[D]r2r1bk1/ppqb1ppp/2p1p3/6P1/2PPN3/PB3Q2/1P3P1P/1K1RR3 w - - Nf6!!

Tao solves this in a couple of minutes (I believe 4 minutes to resolve the fail
high). But with futility pruning turned on it doesn't. I am curious how it
affects Fritz solution time. Fritz and CM see it pretty quick, in about 2
minutes.

Best regards,
Bas.

On January 27, 2002 at 03:59:21, Ernst Walet wrote:

>On January 26, 2002 at 20:02:29, Bas Hamstra wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
>Can post the position for me, Bas?
>
>Thanks,
>Ernst.



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