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Subject: Re: Reducing node count

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 10:56:27 06/16/04

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On June 16, 2004 at 13:06:32, Dan Honeycutt wrote:

>On June 16, 2004 at 11:44:08, Matthias Gemuh wrote:
>
>>On June 16, 2004 at 11:34:51, Dan Honeycutt wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>  ... you need to multiply the depth by two.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Hi Dan,
>>thanks for this advice. At the moment, I am trying to add 2 to my
>>search depth. If I succeed, I will then try a multiplication (by 1.5).
>>Regards,
>>Matthias.
>
>I tried the simple +2 or +3 approach which worked fine in the middle game but
>not in the ending where the other engines were searching about 16 ply and me
>about 12.  Times 1.5 should get the job done.
>
>Dan H.

What about the +10000 approach?
add 10000 plies to your search depth.

I think that in this case you will outsearch all the opponents.

Uri



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