Author: Eran
Date: 03:15:01 05/13/03
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On May 13, 2003 at 04:33:12, Stefan Zipproth wrote: >>I understand your message above but you should add your code for under-promotion >>to your future versions of Aristarch. If you prefer making an UCI-option that >>would make your Aristarch support under-promotion, please do it. In either case, >>your Aristarch would be "state of the art" and I would be happy to try it. >> >>Eran > > >Why should I add it as a default? Why would it be "state of the art"? I think it >would make Aristarch weaker. There are lots of other move classes that Aristarch >never plays - I think this is okay because it makes Aristarch strong. I am sure >that there are even professional engines that do under-promotion only in the >first two plies. You are right. You are an expert in your Aristarch programming. I did not know that adding under-promotion code or other move classes would make Aristarch weaker. I am not a chess programmer. :)) What I did to you before was just a suggestion and that was all. Anyway, I am impressed to hear that your Aristarch plays stronger than Ruffian. Congratulations! Eran
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