Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:58:48 07/15/04
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On July 15, 2004 at 20:27:06, Andrew Walker wrote: > >This may already be possible, but if it isn't I'd like to suggest adding it to >a future version. When analysing a list of positions or a game, it would be nice >to be able to set a time limit for the position, so that when this time is >reached the search completes on the present ply depth. > >As an example, if you normally search a list of positions for 1 hour each, >with this option you could chose say 40 min. When a ply depth completes after >this time it's not likely to complete searching the primary move before 1 hour >so it may as well move on. Some other moves may take a bit over an hour but >you will get more analysis knowing that depth has been completed. I think this >will make the analysis time be used more efficiently, any commemts? > >Andrew Walker I think it would be confusing. IE at present, you give a time limit to search for the best move. If that is not the move played in the game, rather than using that time limit to compute the score for the move played, crafty demands that the played move be searched to the same depth as the best move, so that the scores will be comparable..
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