Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:15:49 12/21/98
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On December 21, 1998 at 20:09:34, James T. Walker wrote: >Hello, >I have noticed on most all programs that when the program finds a "Mate in 12" >it shows up in the score and the program makes it's move. The question is: Why >can't you save the PV and if the opponent makes the next move in the PV then why >can't you continue with the PV without doing another search. Then continue on >until the opponent is either mated or breaks the original PV. It seems to me if >you were in time trouble you might lose on time by searching when the moves to >mate are already known. I guess since none of the programs I know of do this, >there must be a reason for it. Can someone enlighten me? >Jim Walker This is how crafty should work normally. IE when I complete a 12 ply search, I make the first move, assume the second move, and still have a perfectly good 10-ply search result left over.
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