Author: Steve Lim
Date: 19:31:00 06/18/03
Go up one level in this thread
On June 18, 2003 at 20:12:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On June 18, 2003 at 11:30:30, Steve Coladonato wrote: > >>Dr. Hyatt, >> >>Any chance of Crafty doing backward analysis "instead of/in addition to" forward >>analysis? I use the chess engines mainly for game analysis, and overall Crafty >>tends to give lines that are not sound compared to other engines. I understand >>the reasoning behind forward analysis in that it tends to give more consistent >>results. But starting at the end of the game, where the outcome is generally >>known, seems to make sense if you want to cache favorable vs. unfavorable lines. >> >>Thanks. >> >>Steve > > >I started out doing it backward. But I (and others) didn't like the >results as it would inconsistently find good moves when the hash didn't >get clobbered, but there is no guarantee. > >I'll look to see if the old code is still around anywhere but I doubt >it. Make it an optional toggle! =) seriously.. it would be great. steve.
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.