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Subject: Re: No chess program understands this position

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 05:35:09 08/30/02

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On August 30, 2002 at 08:08:03, Günther Simon wrote:

>On August 30, 2002 at 07:37:28, Omid David wrote:
>
>>Draw is detected based on knowledge, not search. The PV derived from search,
>>will look like every other program.
>
>
>Do you have a slight idea yet how much the added knowledge will slow
>down your new program in relation to 'Genesis'? (I am just curious)
>
>Regards,
>Günther

My opinion is that it is possible that the added knowledge is not going to do
the program significantly slower.

The point is that you do not have to use the knowledge in every node and it is
possible for example to use it only in nodes when the remaining depth is at
least 4 and there are even times when you can save search time by not analyzing
a position that you know that it is a draw.

I guess that it is also possible to see relatively fast in most positions that
the relevant knowledge is not needed.


I believe that the main reason that programmers do not add the knowledge to
their program is one of the following:

1)They do not know how to do it.
2)They think that the gain that they can get is relatively small to the time
that they need to do it.

Uri



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