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Subject: Re: Computer chess paradoxes

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 14:48:57 08/28/03

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On August 28, 2003 at 17:42:56, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>If the base programs aren't the same, which they aren't in the above example,
>I can give a simple example: an engine with material only eval will be defeated
>by an engine with an extensive evaluation function but no forward pruning
>(or transposition tables), for example.

So a material only engine with transposition table and forward pruning would be
weaker than one with an extensive evaluation function, but no transposition
table and no forward pruning? Hmm, I can see that, because you'll have a log jam
of "best moves" most of the time so you'll play a (more or less) random move
that doesn't lose material.

What about the same scenario, but substitute piece square tables for material
only? I think the program with TT and forward pruning becomes stronger then.



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