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Subject: Re: Recursive Null-Move Pruning

Author: Steve Maughan

Date: 13:18:54 07/08/02

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Dann,

>    /* This is my own formula, offering scaleable search depth reduction
>     * between one and 2.5 ply depending on the depth to which you are
>     * searching */
>    return ONEPLY + (depth > (ONEPLY * ONEPLY) ? (ONEPLY) : (depth / ONEPLY)) +
>((depth > ONEPLY) ? (HALFPLY) : (0));
>}

Any chance of putting this as a plain formula for us Object Pascal people - it's
a little to cryptic for me to 'C'

>Vincent's double null move idea also seems to be a clear win.

In what sense?  To avoid zugwag?

Thanks,

Steve



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