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Subject: Re: A New Approach to Draw Detection by Move Repetition in Computer Ches

Author: Walter Faxon

Date: 15:07:55 07/30/04

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On July 30, 2004 at 06:47:39, Gerd Isenberg wrote:

>On July 29, 2004 at 23:18:53, Walter Faxon wrote:

 [ snipped ]

>>Will this detect when two like pieces have "traded places" in the repeated
>>position?
>
>Good point.
>
>I don't see how the "New Approach" handles "traded places" as well, because the
>list_of_moves doesn't contain piece information but only from/to squares.
>
>So occasionally the "New Appoach" may miss some repetitions, where rooks or
>knights have traded places. Whether this is practically relevant is another
>question.
>
>Gerd


And multi-queen endings (like from a Q+P ending).

It's certainly OK if you don't catch all repetitions in quiescence search --
some programs don't check for them at all in QS -- but only there, and only if
you know that you indeed might be missing some.

 </Pedantic off>

-- Walter



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