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Subject: Re: question to Tord.

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:14:01 04/12/04

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On April 12, 2004 at 12:12:45, Uri Blass wrote:

>On April 12, 2004 at 08:32:49, Steve Maughan wrote:
>
>>Uri,
>>
>>>>>faillowcount>128*failhighcount
>>
>>
>>>If there is a little experience with the move then it seems to me dangerous to
>>>prune it
>>
>>I agree.
>>
>>But the formula above does not capture this point i.e. if you have 2 fail low
>>and no fail highs you would reduce the depth.
>
>same in the case of number of fail high relative to number of nodes.
>
>Note that I said that it is only one of the conditions.
>
>Another condition is to have enough fail low in a row.
>number of faillow in a row that is needed is not constant but in all cases it is
>at least 4 so 2 fail low and no fail high will never reduce the depth in movei.
>
>Uri

correction.
In all cases it is more than 4(at least 5).

Uri



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