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Subject: Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor

Author: Thomas Mayer

Date: 17:11:12 06/17/03

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Hi Russell,

>>NegaScout/PVS improves alpha-beta by about 10%. For some people MTD(f) works
>>better, but it has some delicate problems associated with it.

>But that is a constant speed improvement, and not a reduction in the branching
>factor, correct?

correct - like any pure alpha beta has a branching factor of around 6 when we
say that there are approx. 40 possible moves... -> usually the formula
5*SQRT(Nodes) is near to practice... any better move ordering would bring a
constant speed improvement that would have no influence to the branching
factor...

Greets, Thomas

• Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor martin fierz 01:24:00 06/18/03
  • Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor Russell Reagan 09:56:36 06/18/03
    • Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor Robert Hyatt 14:13:58 06/19/03
    • Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor Bo Persson 03:25:20 06/19/03
    • Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor martin fierz 00:53:12 06/19/03
      • Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor Uri Blass 02:52:47 06/19/03
    • Re: PVS and MTD(f) branching factor Dieter Buerssner 12:06:39 06/18/03

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