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Subject: Re: How does the Chess Master implement it's randomizing factor?

Author: John Merlino

Date: 12:00:14 09/22/02

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On September 22, 2002 at 11:59:57, Kerry McDermott wrote:

>The various Chess Master versions have a sliding scale randomizing factor.
>Obviously 1 is a lower randomizing factor and 100 is a larger.  What does 1
>mean?  Does it randomize 1% of the time?  Does it choose moves that are 1
>hundredth of a pawn value less than the 'best' move?  Does it choose the 1st
>move after the 'best' move?  etc.  Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

It adds/subtracts a random amount to the eval of all moves at the root. The
higher the random value, the larger the potential modification.

jm



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