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Subject: Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs)

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 02:16:57 09/02/02

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On September 02, 2002 at 04:29:46, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>In comparison with alpha-beta, with no research, you examine 50% as many nodes.
>With one research you about break even. With 2 researches, 150% as many, etc.

Uhh?

As you said above, most of the searches are single zero window tests (also in
alphabeta/PVS), in which case there is no performance difference of MTD over
alphabeta. If you need researches (you always need at least 2 with MTD), the MTD
method without memory loses out.

Basically, the MTD method _always_ loses.

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GCP

• Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs) Robert Hyatt 10:18:41 09/02/02
  • Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs) Gian-Carlo Pascutto 12:52:11 09/02/02
    • Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs) Robert Hyatt 16:33:48 09/02/02
      • Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs) Gian-Carlo Pascutto 03:58:41 09/03/02
        • Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs) Robert Hyatt 07:22:46 09/03/02
          • Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs) Uri Blass 07:36:58 09/03/02
            • Re: developing Junior (and other pro programs) Robert Hyatt 08:21:00 09/03/02

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