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Subject: Re: WAC 002, again... :)))

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 06:17:49 12/23/02

On December 23, 2002 at 08:33:09, Vladimir Medvedev wrote:

if you remove pawn on e3, does it also plan rxb2 initially then?

>I have read "version history" files of some open source programs.
>Almost all authors mention solving WAC002 as some of milestones on their way :)
>
>Currently my program GreKo can solve WAC002. The common-known clue is to give
>some bonus for two far connected passers.
>
>The question is, what is the compromise value for this bonus?
>
>When I set this value to 350, my engine finds the solution very quick (at depth
>of 8-9, depending on other parameters), but this leads to some "strange" moves
>in practic games.
>
>Now I use default value of = 275, and GreKo still can solve WAC002 - but at
>depth of 12. I think that "strange sacrifices" in middlegame became much more
>rare.
>
>What is your experience with different values of this parameter?

Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Vladimir Medvedev 06:31:16 12/23/02
- Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Vincent Diepeveen 06:34:12 12/23/02
  - Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Sune Fischer 06:59:44 12/23/02
    - Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Vincent Diepeveen 07:05:20 12/23/02
      - Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Sune Fischer 07:14:47 12/23/02
        
        Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Bruce Moreland 11:06:01 12/23/02
        
        Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Vincent Diepeveen 07:57:19 12/23/02
        
        Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Robert Hyatt 08:54:37 12/23/02
        
        Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Uri Blass 09:00:14 12/23/02
        
        Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Robert Hyatt 17:00:56 12/23/02
        
        Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Vincent Diepeveen 08:59:29 12/23/02
        
        Re: WAC 002, again... :))) Robert Hyatt 17:08:12 12/23/02

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