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Subject: Re: ChestUCI _can_ play chess!

Author: F. Huber

Date: 15:25:12 06/15/04

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On June 15, 2004 at 18:16:43, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On June 15, 2004 at 17:59:13, F. Huber wrote:
>
>>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_ ... :-))
>
>How long does it take to move from the opening?
>;-)

Simply depends on what you set for ´SearchDepth´!
Give it a value of e.g. ´5´, and you´ll get the answer move almost immediately!
;-)



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