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Subject: Re: Static Exchange Evaluator

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:00:12 08/30/04

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On August 30, 2004 at 10:42:34, Rick Bischoff wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I currently use the MVV/LVA technique in my queiscent search and am not really
>happy with the bloat (it's running on my G4 now and getting some good NPS, but
>the depth isn't all that great due to aforementioned bloat) so I was wondering
>if anyone would be kind of enough to explain the principles behind SEE to me?
>
>i.e., how do you determine the correct capture order?  What do you do with bad
>captures?  Do you just give them a really low score or do you just exlude them
>completely from the search move list?


See is a series of captures on a _single_ square.  Just like you would do, your
program should always use the smallest possible piece next, when making a
capture.  You minumax the result to see if the capture on that square wins,
breaks even, or loses material.



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