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Subject: Re: Reducing node count

Author: Dan Honeycutt

Date: 12:10:45 06/16/04

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On June 16, 2004 at 13:56:27, Uri Blass wrote:

>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

I only want to outsearch them by a ply or two.  I want to be a sportsman and
give the other engine a fighting chance. :)
Dan H.




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