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Subject: Re: shredder 8 and weird PVs? (sandro?)

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 18:41:57 01/19/04

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On January 19, 2004 at 20:09:08, Sune Fischer wrote:

>
>How can it be nonsense?

Same way I described previously.  You reach positions that were not searched
with the same "criteria" as when the PV was searched...


>
>Let's say you pick up a single pv move and then qsearch is called.
>That would end the pv.
>
>The pv might lead to a bad position now, but it can't be considered nonsense
>when you know what your qsearch can and can't resolve.

If you don't hash the q-search, then obviously the PV will _never_ have any
q-search captures in it.  But when I was doing this, I did hash in the q-search.
The same problem arises irregardless.  Prior to the q-search, you can overwrite
stuff.  When you probe for "imaginary" positions beyond the end of the current
hash-table-hit position, you can get anything.  Good moves.  Moves that don't
go with the current PV.  And with today's Crafty I would get no q-search moves
at all, and they are often critical to see.




>
>-S.
>
>P.S.
>By the power invested in me I hereby grant you full permission to snip the parts
>you do not reply to.



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