Author: Stuart Cracraft
Date: 21:09:10 09/25/04
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On September 25, 2004 at 16:08:10, Zach Wegner wrote: >>But doesn't returning -MATE+ply from search() mean that the program >>might postpone making a mate since it is not returning -MATE+depth >>and so the ply is increasing and so more credit for deeper mates >>whereas depth is decreasing so more credit for more shallow mates? >> >>Stuart > >No, because we want the value to be smaller for being mated closer (it is worse >to be mated sooner). From the other side's point of view, the score is MATE - >ply. We want ply to be smallest (close to the root) so that this value is closer >to mate. > >Zach Good explanation. I've reverted to -MATE+ply and see that of course you are right.
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