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Subject: Re: Pedestrian - new chess program

Author: James Robertson

Date: 07:13:57 10/13/98

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On October 13, 1998 at 02:30:02, Hristo wrote:

>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..."
>>
>>
>>
>>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 >...

And his wife realised that he wouldn't be "giving up this madness" before I was
born! :)

James



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