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Subject: Re: Forward pruning question

Author: Georg v. Zimmermann

Date: 05:51:26 12/05/02

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On December 04, 2002 at 20:05:14, Russell Reagan wrote:

>Let me see if I understand what forward pruning accomplishes. I understand how
>it works. Forward pruning only reduces the time to depth (and nodes to depth),
>but it doesn't produce a more accurate score when searching to a fixed depth. In
>other words, if you had a choice of the two following options:
>
>1. 10-ply search using no forward pruning
>2. 10-ply search using null-move
>
>and all other things being equal, then choice 1 would potentially be the more
>accurate 10 ply result. Is this correct?

You are asking:

What is faster :

1. A car made out of aluminium
2. A car with an extra wheel


Hard to compare. Why dont you leave the extra info out and ask:

What is faster :

1. A car made out of aluminium
2. A standart car


Georg



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