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Subject: Re: Easy question if you know the answer (<HT> and crafty)

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:38:07 10/30/02

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On October 30, 2002 at 13:36:16, Lieven Clarisse wrote:

>Hi everybody,
>
>I am analysing a serie of positions with crafty. I observed that the higher i
>set the hash value, the more right moves were found (which is ofcourse logic).
>
>My question is this:
>
>at the end of some lines, there is the <HT> symbol, i think this referes to hash
>table. I noticed that the higher i set the hash value, the later in the
>evaluation the <HT> symbol appears. Could this be true? or i am wrong? What does
>it mean when <HT> shows up and is that good or bad news?
>
>any answers greately appreciated,
>
>lieven clarisse


Another issue.  Larger hash size means fewer overwrites.  This means more
positions near the
"tips" will be stored in the table and will remain there, increasing the
likelihood of getting a
hit out near the leaf nodes.  As the table size shrinks, shallow draft entries
(near the leaves)
get overwritten by deeper draft entries (near the root) and they won't be hit as
often.

<HT> simply means the PV was cut short by a HashTable hit before searching to
the terminal
node that produced that specific PV.




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