Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 14:43:26 04/14/04
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On April 14, 2004 at 15:36:24, Pat King wrote: >On April 13, 2004 at 23:50:56, Eric Oldre wrote: > >>I was wondering if anyone had any advise for the logic to implement to not use >>all the budgeted time if there is only one move that seems reasonable. > >My approach is different from that discussed elsewhere in this thread, but I've >been pleased with the results (not that Zotron is a world beater by any means). >I track what I call the 'practical depth limit' or PDL. If I run out of time, I >make the current best move and decrement the PDL. If I reach the PDL, I make the >current best move and increment the PDL. This doesn't explicitly speed up the >selection of obvious moves, but it seems to work out that way. > I do not understand. For example your are currently on depth 14 and run out of time. You make the move and decrease PDL to 13. In your next move you will make your move after depth 13 and increase PDL to 14 and so on? Why should that beneficial? regards Joachim >> >>Thanks, >>Eric Oldre (new chess programmer) > >FWIW > >Pat King (perpetual newbie chess programmer)
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