Author: Steve Coladonato
Date: 05:11:07 06/19/03
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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. Thanks. Steve Lim's suggestion of making it one of the options doesn't sound bad. Has the technology improved to the point where the original inconsistencies would no longer be an issue? Steve
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