Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:10:39 07/09/02
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On July 09, 2002 at 19:33:19, Omid David wrote: >On July 09, 2002 at 17:53:31, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On July 09, 2002 at 17:35:35, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On July 09, 2002 at 17:04:03, Steve Maughan wrote: >>> >>>>Russell, >>>> >>>>>Is it simply a fast engine that is good at tactics? I can't think of what else >>>>>it would be. >>>> >>>>What you say is the percieved wisdom although there are exceptions such as >>>>Hiarcs which is good at tactics but not fast. Hopefully Shredder's Blitz win >>>>will start to erode the myth that it's not good at tactics. >>>> >>>>Regards, >>>> >>>>Steve >>> >>>I suspect that the operator is very important in the blitz tournament. >>> >>>Uri >> >> >>Critical is a better word... > >I think in a blitz or lightning match, the evaluation function should be very >light in order to enable the programs to reach a reasonable depth. Unlike the >depths 10-12 which another ply deeper won't bring tremendous improvement >(diminishing returns from deeper search), in depths lower than 10 another ply >deeper is critical, and is more important that some of the detailed positional >evaluations. Yes, but in 5 minute games, the operator is the critical link. If he wastes 3 seconds a move getting moves to and from the real board, that leaves 2 seconds for thinking, assuming the game goes no more than 60 moves. Very tight...
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