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Subject: Re: null move and move ordering

Author: Mike Siler

Date: 15:24:36 03/22/04

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On March 22, 2004 at 12:56:39, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>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???

no and no



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