Author: Uri Blass
Date: 03:41:02 09/18/03
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On September 18, 2003 at 06:29:03, macaroni wrote: >How much searchdepth is it worth giving up for a stronger evaluation function? I >often find, that while my program is playing GNUCHESS, or AnMon, both the other >computers give a reasonable + score in a position in which neither side is up a >pawn (and neither side will be in the ply 8 searches they are managing). My >almost entirly tactically based program gives a slightly worse score, and loses >20 moves later (the position being dead lost the whole way). But lets say, I >code a much better eval function, and as a result, lose about 1 ply. Is it worth >it? or does the extra ply really count heaps. I believe that some basic evaluation(mobility and pawn structure) does not cost much so for you there should be no question. I also think that the assumption that better evaluation cost search depth is wrong because it can help you to get better order of moves. Uri
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