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Subject: Re: Is it good idea?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:42:03 11/08/02

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On November 08, 2002 at 07:01:15, Grzegorz Sidorowicz wrote:

>What do you think about formula?
>
>if (!(alpha>(CHECKMATE-QVALUE)))
>{
>   do_not_extent=true;
>}
>
>Currently I'm testing this formula for all extensions
>and for example I have got 5 solutions more in WAC test...
>but now my program can't solve some other positions
>(for example CMB-10 from LCTII test)
>
>Grzegorz

I do not understand your formula

what is qvalue?

If I suppose that Checkmate is a big number and qvalue is the score of the
qsearch
then your formula tells usually not to extend.

The typical case is when alpha=0 Qsearch score=0

0>CHECKMATE-0?

No

It means not to extend.

Uri



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