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Subject: Re: Sorry

Author: Severi Salminen

Date: 05:48:09 11/08/02

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>>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.
>
>if(alpha<=-INF+QVALUE)

Grzegorz had alpha<=MATESCORE-QVALUE. So MATESCORE can't be -INF. But if he had
+Qvalue it would be wrong. In initial position we have alpha=-INF. Are we doing
badly? No, or at least we don't know. So I don't know how comparing alpha to
some static value during search would help.

Or then I'm just tired and missing something crucial (very possible ;)



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