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Subject: Re: Programmers: ETC

Author: Peter McKenzie

Date: 01:58:35 02/14/03

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On February 13, 2003 at 23:58:10, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On February 13, 2003 at 15:23:15, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>
>>Just wondering how many programs are using the Enhanced Tranposition Cutoffs
>>algorithm, or if people have tried it and had trouble with it.  I think I'll
>>have a go at implementing it shortly.
>
>I tried it several years ago with no success.  IE the cost was a wash with
>the reduced tree size, but that was all.  I had to write a special "Make()"
>function that did nothing but update the hash signature so that I could
>probe to see if the new position would produce a quick cutoff.  Since there
>was no gain (and no loss) I stopped using it.

Where in the tree were you applying ETC?

>
>YMMV of course, and checker programs seem to report good results using this,
>but their tree is a different shape.
>
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