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Subject: Re: Long time control and algorithms??

Author: Omid David

Date: 04:24:00 05/26/02

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On May 25, 2002 at 18:56:23, Ferdinand S. Mosca wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Do algorithms for long time control exist? How it is related to not much
>detailing of the code? like for example in the evaluation function, give an
>average bonus for rook at own_half_open_file (Rc1, no white c-pawn), without
>verifying that the rook may actually attacking a full_tria (b6/c5/d6) and not
>the backward_pawn (b4/c5/d4). Is it already enough to provide only general
>evaluation code (except those necessary) if the engine is designed for long time
>control. And how about the search codes.
>
>Regards,
>Dinan

To the best of my knowledge almost every engine uses the same evaluation
function for every time control. However on longer time controls they search
deeper, so the gain is an algorithmic one.

Omid.



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