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Subject: Re: Aspiration window question

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 21:50:46 08/29/03

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On August 29, 2003 at 23:49:24, Mike Siler wrote:

>I'm using aspiration search windows of the previous search value + or - half a
>pawn. My question is this: when the search value falls outside this window, is
>it generally better to go immediately to a full width search (+INF,-INF) or
>should I increase the window a little bit, then increase it more if necessary?
>
>Michael

If I understand it correctly the value returned must be > alpha and < beta to be
useful. If it is >= beta, re-search with a bigger beta. If it is <= alpha,
re-search with a lower alpha.



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