Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 11:07:10 10/18/03
Omid recently told about his test on whether he should include checks in the qsearch, and he said that when he included checks, his program butchered Crafty when it got an open, tactical position, but that when it was a more closed or positional position, his program didn't have such good chances. This made me wonder if it is possible to secure certain types of positions. For instance, in the case of Falcon, it would be beneficial to secure positions that are open and tactical when playing Crafty. So I would like to know if it is possible for guarentee certain types of positions. Maybe via the opening book and selecting to play gambits, or by altering the evaluation function. It is one thing to make the engine prefer open positions, but another thing to have it achieve them. By playing gambits, it is always possible for the opponent to decline, so that might not ensure a desired type of position. Also the answer might be different depending upon whether you are playing white or black. As black you are responding most of the time and it seems like white could keep the game from becomming too open if he chose. I don't know a great deal about opening theory though.
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