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Subject: Re: New Extension Section by Ed : No One Reply To Check Extension?

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 13:54:31 01/02/03

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On January 02, 2003 at 13:06:58, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On January 02, 2003 at 09:26:05, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>On January 02, 2003 at 09:20:12, Steve Maughan wrote:
>>
>>>Ed,
>>>
>>>Thanks for all the info Ed.  I'd also like to re-iterate what others have said
>>>in that they way you're presenting the ideas is *great* - just an explanation is
>>>what we need.
>>
>>>One question about extensions - you haven't mentioned a 'one-reply-to-check'
>>>extension - does Rebel use this?
>>
>>Steve, Rebel has the extension but it is de-activated, it can be activated via
>>the Personalities. However the extension gave me nothing, no progress, no
>>decline in strength also, just equal.
>
>It is a mate finder.

>It's one of those interesting extensions that solve tactical problems like
>crazy, but when you play two versions against each other, they score 50%.

Same here, exactly 50%. So in my case it isn't used as default setting because
against humans I think it's better to have some more depth than even more
tactical power.


>Singular extension is another one.  I can double tactical speed with singular
>extension, at the cost of a ply or sometimes two, but the program plays almost
>exactly the "well" as it did before.

Same here, how coincidental.

Ed


>bruce



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