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Subject: Re: Is it good idea?

Author: Matthias Gemuh

Date: 05:33:02 11/08/02

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>So you have
>
>if(alpha<=INF-QVALUE)
>
>And I presume you store mate scores as INF-depth_to_mate to head for shorter
>mates. And I also assume that you use 900 as QVALUE. So I don't understand a all
>what the above should do. if(alpha<VERY_LARGE_NUMBER) don't_extend. It looks
>like you are more or less disabling extensions in allmost every node. And when
>you enable them the position is allready very good (alpha>INF-900). I'll read
>your other reply (you posted code there) and answer to that. I still just don't
>understand the logic.
>
>Severi


I think he is saying "if this node is so bad that it is even a good candidate
for being pruned away, why waste time taking a closer look ?".

/Matthias.

• Re: Is it good idea? Severi Salminen 05:43:45 11/08/02
• Sorry Matthias Gemuh 05:38:59 11/08/02
  • Re: Sorry Severi Salminen 05:48:09 11/08/02
  • thanks for all :)) Grzegorz Sidorowicz 05:47:22 11/08/02

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