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Subject: Re: Any advice on time management?

Author: Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz

Date: 13:56:54 02/15/04

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On February 15, 2004 at 16:46:03, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 15, 2004 at 16:42:56, Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz wrote:
>
>>I haven't experimented too much with time management in my engine, partly
>>because it doesn't support all time control settings yet.
>>I guess you must have different algorithms for every type of time controls:
>>
>>  1) time base + increment  (e.g.  blitz 2/6)
>>  2) X moves in N minutes
>>  3) Tournament controls: e.g. 40/30 mins + 40/30 mins
>>  4) Fixed time per move
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>Thanks,
>
>Start simple.
>
>For fixed time, each move gets 1/35th of the time left.
>If there is an increment, it gets 1/40th of the time left plus the increment.
>
>You will have to decide what to do on a fail low.  And the increments can become
>much more sophisticated.  Several programs give a double increment on the first
>move out of book.  Most of it comes back from the hash anyway.
>
>Your time management will improve over iterations.

Sounds simple. I'll give it a try.
Thanks once more,


  Jaime



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