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Subject: Re: Testing evaluation function

Author: Steffen Jakob

Date: 02:57:54 08/11/03

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On August 10, 2003 at 23:44:57, Rick Bischoff wrote:

>Is this a "good" way to test an evaluation function--
>
>Algorithm A
>1) If Black is on the move, make the null move
>1.b) If depth <= 0 return static evaluation
>2) If white is on the move, eliminate checks and captures from the move list.
>3) Make each move, call algorithm A recursively, unmake move
>4) return best move, best score

I already use this for a while. I find it helpful if your static eval only
evaluates some certain patterns on which you are working. You get a good feeling
if you examine how your engine converges against a certain position.

Greetings,
Steffen.



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