Author: Uri Blass
Date: 08:31:28 03/06/04
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On March 06, 2004 at 11:12:25, Matthias Gemuh wrote: >On March 06, 2004 at 10:04:11, Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso wrote: > >>Hi, >>Let's suppose I want to add an option that causes my search engine to search not >>for the shortest win but for a win with the highest possible material in order >>to humiliate. >>In other words, if there are two possible wins, one shorter but that ends with >>low material for the winning side, the other is longer but ends with more >>material for the winning side the engine will select the last line. >> >>Best regards, >>Alvaro Cardoso > > > >You need at least rook advantage to checkmate. >So simply treat checkmates in search as illegal, while keeping a rook material >advantage, till you are standing infront of last checkmate ;). > >/Matthias. I think that a better idea is simply to evaluate mate based on the material advantage but always at least 1 pawn when mate always finish the search. In this case you will prefer to increase your material advantage and not doing checkmate. Uri
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