Author: Dan Honeycutt
Date: 14:12:00 07/09/04
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On July 09, 2004 at 13:24:16, Duncan Roberts wrote: >sometimes humans to get a draw against computers, block the position >leaving the computer wandering about aimlessly doing nothing. > > > >why cannot the program tell the computer if nothing is happenning (ie 25 moves >have gone (1)without any captures (2) the score is virtually the same >(3)none of the computers pieces have gone over into the last 3 ranks and vice >versa) then the computer should send over either a bishop, queen or rook into >the last 3 ranks if this can be done without losing more than a 1/3 pawn. > > >This should break open the position. > > > >Duncan Should break it open but might well cost you the game. A problem with the alpha-beta search is that you only know the score of one move - the best one. So you really don't know if your liberating move is only going to set you back 1/3 pawn, it could be a total disaster. Dan H.
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