Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 13:26:43 12/15/98
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On December 12, 1998 at 13:18:08, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 12, 1998 at 05:45:03, blass uri wrote: > >>I read in gambitsoft about 2 programss for solving problems but they did not say >>if they are the best programs for solving studies(white begins and wins or white >>begins and do a draw and not mate in x helpmates in x , or selfmates in x) >> >>Is there a test for finding which program is best in solving studies >> >>I know that Junior5 is not the best program for this purpose because the >>underpromotion problem >> >>Fritz5 is also not the right program because Ifound that there are studies that >>it can never solve because it does not analyze moves with no threat. >> >>I think that Crafty has not this problem(It analyze moves with no threat to >>reduced depth but fritz5 does not analyze even to reduced depth moves with no >>threat). >> >>Uri > > > >You are asking a question that is almost impossible to answer. Crafty has >the following 'plusses': > >(1) probes databases in the search, while most programs probe at the root, >currently (I think Marty probes inside the search in mchess pro...) > >(2) no "forward pruning"... I use null-move of course, but I don't throw >out moves without any search at all. > >(3) fairly fast with a fairly decent evaluation that understands many parts >of the endgame... > >It has the following 'minuses': > >(1) not as smart as some programs. > >(2) not as fast/deep as some programs. > >these are offsetting in ways, so it is a "pay your money and take your >chances.." :) > >Bob MChess 8 probes the 4 man tablebases dynamically but not the 5 man. The 5 man is done only at the root. -- Komputer Korner
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