Author: James Swafford
Date: 16:45:10 09/13/02
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On September 12, 2002 at 22:56:12, James Swafford wrote:
Got it...
Problem 1:
r1bq2rk/pp3pbp/2p1p1pQ/7P/3P4/2PB1N2/PP3PPR/2KR4 w - - h6h7;
parsing: h6h7...done.
correct move(s): h6h7
FW Dpth Nd Cnt CSecs Score PV Line
1& -> 15 0 -570 h6g7 g8g7
1& -> 218 0 10 h6g5 g6h5
1& -> 592 0 15 h6f4 d8e8
1 -> 2344 5 15 h6f4 d8e8
2& -> 2406 5 +++ h6h7
2& -> 2409 5 +++ h6h7
2& -> 2726 5 59997 h6h7 h8h7 h5g6
2 -> 2796 5 59997 h6h7 h8h7 h5g6
nodes -> total: 2796; nps: 55920; csecs: 5
int: 218; frontier: 1606; quiesce: 2578
hash -> fh: 0 (0); fl: 0 (0); ex: 47 (21)
hash mvs played: 5
mv ord -> fh 1st mv: 87(8 cuts, 7 1st mv); avg bf: 0.193
ext. -> one rep: 5; pp: 4; recap: 117
move h6h7
CORRECT
>
>I'm (still) working with my hash tables, and having quite a time
>with this one. I'm hoping someone can explain this behavior:
>
>1. In iteration 1, the search returns a score of 15 for move A.
>2. Naturally, the iteration 2 search begins with move A. The search
> window is set to +/- 1 pawn ==> -85, 115. (Yes, that's wide,
> but that's not the point. :)
>3. Move A again gets a score of 15 from the depth 2 search.
> The search continues, though, and root move B fails high.
> Move B is a move that leads to mate in 3 (half moves), so
> an extension was triggered (I don't think this is important).
>4. The iteration 2 search is restarted with a wider window of
> +/- infinity.
>5. Move A immediately gets researched and, after one node,
> gets a score of 15 (no problem so far).
>6. Iteration 2 finished, and move A is the pv move. Move B,
> the move that caused the fail high earlier, has a _very_
> negative score of -675. And it's supposed to be mate in 3.
>7. Steps 2-5 are repeated for iteration 3.
>8. Move B gets a score of CHECKMATE-3 (mate in 3), and replaces
> move A in the pv.
>
>This is a hashing issue. If I clear the hash table after failing
>high at the root, move B is found at iteration 2 with the proper
>score of mate in 3.
>
>I'm stumped. Can anybody offer an explanation? Search output
>below if it'll help. :)
>
>--
>James
>
>Problem 1:
>r1bq2rk/pp3pbp/2p1p1pQ/7P/3P4/2PB1N2/PP3PPR/2KR4 w - - h6h7;
>
>parsing: h6h7...done.
>correct move(s): h6h7
>FW Dpth Nd Cnt CSecs Score PV Line
> 1& -> 15 0 -570 h6g7 g8g7
> 1& -> 216 5 10 h6g5 g6h5
> 1& -> 589 5 15 h6f4 d8e8
>before sort...
>Move list:
>h6g7(-570) h6g6(-675) h6g5(10) h6f4(15) h6e3(10) h6d2(10) h6h7(-675) h5g6(-580)
>d4d5(-880) c3c4(-880) d3c4(-885) d3b5(-885) d3a6(-885) d3e2(-885) d3f1(-885)
>d3c2(-885) d3b1(-885) d3e4(-885) d3f5(-885) d3g6(-775) f3e5(-875) f3g5(-885)
>f3h4(-895) f3d2(-885) f3e1(-895) f3g1(-900) a2a3(-880) a2a4(-875) b2b3(-880)
>b2b4(-875) g2g3(-880) g2g4(-875) h2h1(-885) h2h3(-885) h2h4(-885) c1c2(-770)
>c1d2(-885) c1b1(-770) d1e1(-885) d1f1(-885) d1g1(-885) d1h1(-885) d1d2(-885)
>
> 1 -> 2299 16 15 h6f4 d8e8
> 2& -> 3373 16 15 h6f4 d8f6 f4f6
> 2& -> 6558 27 +++ h6h7
> 2& -> 6559 27 15 h6f4 d8f6
>before sort...
>Move list:
>h6f4(15) h6g5(5) h6e3(10) h6d2(10) h6g7(-555) h5g6(-85) h6g6(-670) h6h7(-675)
>c1c2(-85) c1b1(-85) d3g6(-1100) f3e5(-880) a2a4(-880) b2b4(-880) g2g4(-880)
>d4d5(-895) c3c4(-885) a2a3(-885) b2b3(-885) g2g3(-885) d3c4(-890) d3b5(-1195)
>d3a6(-1180) d3e2(-890) d3f1(-890) d3c2(-890) d3b1(-890) d3e4(-890) d3f5(-1190)
>f3g5(-985) f3d2(-885) h2h1(-885) h2h3(-885) h2h4(-885) c1d2(-890) d1e1(-885)
>d1f1(-885) d1g1(-885) d1h1(-885) d1d2(-885) f3h4(-985) f3e1(-900) f3g1(-905)
>
> 2 -> 26715 60 15 h6f4 d8f6
> 3& -> 31482 66 20 h6f4 g6h5 f4f7 g7h6
> 3& -> 73074 115 +++ h6h7
> 3& -> 73075 115 20 h6f4 g6h5
> 3& -> 97128 148 59997 h6h7 h8h7 h5g6
>before sort...
>Move list:
>h6f4(20) h6e3(0) h6d2(0) h6g5(5) h5g6(-580) c1c2(-650) c1b1(-650) h6g7(-555)
>h6g6(-660) h6h7(59997) f3e5(-880) a2a4(-885) b2b4(-885) g2g4(-885) c3c4(-890)
>a2a3(-890) b2b3(-890) g2g3(-890) f3d2(-890) h2h1(-895) h2h3(-895) h2h4(-895)
>d1e1(-895) d1f1(-895) d1g1(-895) d1h1(-890) d1d2(-885) d3c4(-895) d3e2(-895)
>d3f1(-895) d3c2(-895) d3b1(-895) d3e4(-895) c1d2(-895) d4d5(-895) f3e1(-905)
>f3g1(-910) f3g5(-985) f3h4(-995) d3g6(-1100) d3a6(-1180) d3f5(-1185) d3b5(-1195)
>
> 3 -> 205158 258 59997 h6h7 h8h7 h5g6
>
>nodes -> total: 205158; nps: 79518; csecs: 258
> int: 41013; frontier: 75894; quiesce: 164145
>hash -> fh: 1286 (3); fl: 170 (0); ex: 22592 (55)
> hash mvs played: 4837
>mv ord -> fh 1st mv: 94(12822 cuts, 12147 1st mv); avg bf: 8.650
>ext. -> one rep: 444; pp: 351; recap: 9114
>
>move h6h7
>CORRECT
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