Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:54:47 12/11/02
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On December 11, 2002 at 09:36:10, Nicolas GUIBERT wrote: >Sorry, my finger slipped, the message went away... :o) > > >>I agree and the point is that I believe that the difference between 99.9% and >>99% is smaller than the difference from searching one ply deeper so if you >>believe that you can make your program search 1 ply deeper than it is better to >>work on it. > >This difference might raise you from 2700 to 2800... > >>The difference from searching one ply deeper is still significant in chess. > >I have mixed feelings about that in draughts... In all games, there is something >that we could call a tactical barrier beyond which tactics becomes less >important. In draughts I think that we are now beyond this barrier, most >programs see what happens tactically in most positions. So, strategy is now >taking the most important part. You need to play on the right square, you can't >really outsearch the opponent anymore. searching one ply deeper can help to play better positional moves and is not only about combinations. In the ssdf rating list we have still something close to 70 elo difference between 1200Mhz and 450 Mhz. > > >Another related question is : > >"Evaluation is probably extremely important against human players, whereas >searching deeper is probably extremely important against computer players." I heard this theory also in the past. I guess that it may be correct and it is dependent on the knowledge that you add(if humans can take advantage of lack of that knowledge). Uri
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