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Subject: Re: Important announcement Re:Waster

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 13:59:50 03/22/04

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On March 22, 2004 at 16:24:01, GeoffW wrote:

>Hello
>
>Thanks Andrew,Sune,Tom for the kind words and support.
>
>To comment on Andrew's point about replacing the eval function with a simple
>piece square table. In my opinion that would actually be more like TSCP than it
>currently is.
>I.E that would be TSCP's simple eval but with "stuff" removed. That is surely
>easier to do than beginning with TSCP's eval, modify it to 0x88 and add features
>like specific opening, mid, end game eval, drawn game detection, square of king
>eval, lazy eval. (All of which were in my "clone")
>
>It would really be useful if someone in the Chess programming community would
>take some time out to define a way of quantifying what is considered to be an
>acceptable modification or an unacceptable Clone.
>I am sure this isn't the first time that this can of worms has been opened and I
>am equally sure it won't be the last. Not an easy task but maybe it would be
>possible. It is a big problem, as it spoils what is an otherwise enjoyable
>hobby.
>
>Anyway that is all history now, I no longer have any motivation or enthusiam to
>resolve this issue.
>
>      Regards Geoff

I don't think Tom said that to be mean.  Evaluation of the board position is the
heart of a chess program.  It's for your own good to write your own eval anyway.

Dave



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