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Subject: Re: Branching factor, etc

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 14:47:35 08/31/02

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On August 31, 2002 at 16:15:01, Bas Hamstra wrote:

>On August 30, 2002 at 12:30:32, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>On August 30, 2002 at 11:27:42, David Hanley wrote:
>>
>>>So, you do:
>>>
>>>hash
>>>killers
>>>captures
>>>
>>>do you sort captures at all?
>>
>>Yes, MVV/LVA.
>>
>>so:
>>Hash
>>Captures
>>Killers
>>Rest
>>
>>XiniX isn't really fast so most of the time I get a bestmove from hashtable (
>>not very much overwritten entries )
>>In addition; since I threw out aspiration search as well I seem to be having
>>more bestmoves in the table.
>>
>>Tony
>
>Heyyy Tony! :-)
>
>Just for a comparison:
>
>- Well, aspiration we agree.

In other words you always start iterations
with search(-infinite,infinite,depth)?

>- History I'm not sure, though I still use it. Some say piece square sorting is
>a good alternative.

What do you mean?
Do you mean having a smaller table of piece,square instead of a table of
square,square?

<snipped>
>- FP I don't believe in. You?

Is FP forward pruning?
I use pruning based on evaluation,remaining depth and other conditions.

Uri



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