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Subject: Re: transposition table question

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:55:23 07/09/02

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On July 09, 2002 at 11:18:05, Patrik wrote:

>Is there any reason not to use transposition table in root node?
>Crafty does not use it in root node.


What would it give you?  IE you probe before you search.  What good would
it be to know the score for the root position but not know anything else,
such as which move is best.  If the root position is in the table, most
likely the ply-2 and on positions are there as well...



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