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Subject: Re: Pedestrian - new chess program

Author: Hristo

Date: 23:30:02 10/12/98

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On October 12, 1998 at 21:41:43, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 12, 1998 at 19:55:39, jonathan Baxter wrote:
>
>>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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>
>
>Remember, I've been doing this for 30 years now.  Mine figured out at
>least 15-20 years ago that "giving up chess" wasn't going to happen.  :)

Robert, what was your best(personal) ELO in those 30 years?
Damn this is alot !!! :)))) You've dived into this madness before I was born ...



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