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Subject: Re: ChestUCI _can_ play chess!

Author: F. Huber

Date: 14:59:13 06/15/04

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On June 15, 2004 at 17:36:22, F. Huber wrote:

>On June 15, 2004 at 16:56:44, Heiner Marxen wrote:
>
>>On June 15, 2004 at 16:33:41, F. Huber wrote:
>>
>>>On June 15, 2004 at 15:46:03, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>
>...
>>>>Hi Franz
>>>>
>>>>Yes, but wouldn't this be unfair, since ChestUCI can't play chess. :-)
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>Dave
>>>
>>>I really hope for you, that Heiner doesn´t read this! ;-)
>>
>>Hey, I _did_ read this!
>
>I was absolutely sure, you would! :)
>
>>But then, Chest (or ChestUCI) in fact cannot play chess ;-)
>
>Ok, no problem - I´ll implement it ...
>Almost everything needed (at least a move generator) is already here.
>So there´s just missing a simple routine for randomly choosing a move -
>wouldn´t play a _good_ chess, but indeed would _play_! ;-)
>
>>OTOH, that Chest could participate without being able to play,
>>shows a week point of the test method, IMHO.
>
>If you replace "could" by "couldn´t", then I would agree! ;-)
>
>Best regards,
>Franz.

Hello Heiner,

I really forgot:
No need to implement a ´playing mode´ in ChestUCI - it already exists!

If you set ´DefenderMoves=on´, then you can play a ´normal´ game against
Chest - it will always answer with the ´best´ move, i.e. a move which avoids
a ´mate in n´ (if possible), or at least give the best (longest) defence.
(with ´SearchDepth´ you could select its strength)

You see, the team Chest+ChestUCI is really _great_ ... :-))

Regards,
Franz.



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