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Subject: Re: Pedestrian - new chess program

Author: jonathan Baxter

Date: 16:55:39 10/12/98

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On October 12, 1998 at 18:16:37, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 12, 1998 at 17:20:40, Peter Kasinski wrote:
>
>>I know it's not a big deal but I decided to register Pedestrian on ICC.
>>I guess I'd like to reserve that name if possible.
>>Pedestrian is a modest creature, but it has some smarts. Basic facts:
>>
>>written in MS Visual C++ 5.0
>>typically 45,000 Nps in middlegame (PII 333MHz)
>>alpha-beta
>>hash tables (for evaluations)
>>q-search (with checks allowed in some circumstances)
>>null-move (R=3)
>>no preprocessing
>>extensions (forced replies, checks, pawn to 7th, promotions to Q, equalizing
>>recaptures, some other recaptures)
>>razoring
>>NO OPENING BOOK
>>NO THINKING ON OPPONENT'S TIME
>>
>>Thanks to this forum for inspiration and help.
>>Getting this far has been a lot of fun - I think I'm hooked. Hell, even my wife
>>is cheering Pedestrian these days.
>>
>>regards,
>>Peter.
>
>
>Those "cheers" will change.  My wife's favorite question is "Are you working
>on that chess shit again?"
>
>:)

And the most common question I get from my wife is "I thought you gave up
chess..."



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