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Subject: Re: Addressing frequently-discussed Deep Blue issues (from a FHH talk)

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 13:29:23 10/08/02

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On October 07, 2002 at 21:51:51, Keith Evans wrote:

>Anybody interested should read "M. Campbell et al. / Artificial Intelligence 134
>(2002) 57–83"
>
>Appendix has descriptions such as:
>
>...
>
>• Self block: This table assesses how each side’s bishops are restrained by
>their own pawn.
>• Opp block: This table assesses how each sides’s bishops are restrained by the
>opponents’s pawns.
>• Back block: This table assesses how doubled pawns can restrain a bishop’s
>mobility.


I think that's a 15-yard penalty.


>• Pinned: Pins are awarded bonuses depending on the strength of the pin and the
>amount of pressure on the pinned piece.
>• Mobility: The mobility to each square on the board is summed to produce on
>overall mobility score. Each square has 16 possible levels of mobility, from
>maximum Black control through maximum White control. The control level and the
>square location determine each square’s contribution.
>
>...
>
>Regards,
>Keith



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