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Subject: Re: null move and move ordering

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:56:39 03/22/04

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On March 22, 2004 at 01:27:56, Mike Siler wrote:

>When I'm not using null move, my move ordering (fail-high on first move /
>fail-high) is usually slightly higher than 90%. But when I use null move
>pruning, my move ordering drops significantly, down to as low as 45% in some
>positions. Has any experienced similar phenomenon or have any clues as to what
>could be going on?
>
>Michael


you are not counting null move as a fail-high case, correct?  and you are not
counting it as a "move" so that the first real move is really the second one
searched???




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