Author: KarinsDad
Date: 09:33:41 12/27/98
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On December 27, 1998 at 10:42:47, Robert Hyatt wrote: Thanks Robert, Yes, I thought about this later and realized that the tablebase could come up with any answer, hence, no more searching would be needed (an answer would eventually be supplied at that node). Being new to this computer chess programming, I sometimes have to work things out in my head which are real obvious to you guys. Thanks again, KarinsDad > >this is the key issue with probes. It is not a matter of *if* the probe >is successful, because you simply don't probe unless you *know* it will be >successful. Rather it is simply a matter of the reason you stop searching >at this node... because it is absolutely either won, lost or drawn and there >will *never* be any more searching below it. > > >
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