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Subject: Re: Questions:Extension,Pruning

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 22:59:40 03/25/02

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On March 25, 2002 at 19:22:51, Will Singleton wrote:

>On March 25, 2002 at 19:09:30, TEERAPONG TOVIRAT wrote:
>
>>On March 25, 2002 at 18:56:22, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>On March 25, 2002 at 18:41:52, TEERAPONG TOVIRAT wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I've a few questions.
>>>>
>>>>1. When we extend searching depth,which one should be
>>>>stored as hashtable->depth  depth or depth+extension?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Search(alpha,beta,depth)
>>>>{
>>>>
>>>>Probehash()
>>>>if(check) extension+=...
>>>>
>>>>-Search(-beta,-alpha,depth+extension-1)
>>>>
>>>>Storehash() => here with depth or depth+extension ???
>>>>
>>>>}
>>>
>>>You want things to be consistent. Think about this, is
>>>should be easy to figure out for yourself.
>>
>>I guess u mean depth. Actually,I did a few tests.
>>With depth it performs better. However,I don't understand
>>the difference.
>>
>
>http://www.seanet.com/~brucemo/topics/topics.htm
>or try Ernst Heinz's site, or the Beowulf site.
>
>Short answer is that you store the current draft (which is depth remaining, or
>height above qsearch), which would include the extension.

Hmmm? In the 'Search' function he posted, the extension would have to be
left out, unless I'm misunderstanding you.

--
GCP



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