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Subject: Re: WCCC2004: Crafty-Movei, 1-0 (56m)

Author: Hristo

Date: 02:42:25 07/11/04

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On July 11, 2004 at 05:38:10, Uri Blass wrote:

>On July 11, 2004 at 05:12:39, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>>On July 11, 2004 at 05:08:33, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On July 11, 2004 at 05:04:48, GuyHaworth wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>... would have liked to see this run out.
>>>>
>>>>A bit surprised that CRAFTY possibly allowed a R-swap before the bPs were off
>>>>
>>>>[D] 1r1r2k1/3PR2p/8/7R/4Kp2/5P2/5P2/8 b - - 0 56
>>>
>>>Score was +12 and failing high every iteration.  Move is Rexh7.  Black is
>>>helpless.  Can't try to get both rooks on d pawn as Rh8 will win the other rook.
>>> Was expecting to win both pawns and have black sac rook for d pawn to stop
>>>it... hence the +12.
>>
>>Do you realize that you escaped by the skin of your teeth? :)
>>38...Rd8 is a simple draw.
>>Movei put up a real fight this time.
>>
>>Michael
>
>Movei failed low after that move.
>I agree that f5 was a blunder.
>
>probably one ply later could be enough but I will check later.
>
>Right now I am fixing a problem in the time management of movei with ponder on.

Uri,
you must really like living on the edge! :-)
Fixing things in your engine during the tournament is probably costing you more
points than its gaining.
Not to mention the stress.

Cheers,
Hristo

>
>In previous rounds there was a problem of using too much time after playing the
>expected move.
>
>In this game the problem was the opposite and movei did not use enough time so I
>decided to increase the maximal time that it can use from 1/2 of the remaining
>time to 3/4 of the remaining time and all the decisions when to stop to play
>that are results of the belief about that time are going to be  multiplied by
>3/2.
>
>Uri



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