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Subject: Re: The Null Move Killer

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 23:27:59 09/30/04

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On September 30, 2004 at 19:40:30, Ross Boyd wrote:

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>BTW, I'd suggest toning down your recapture extensions somewhat. I don't allow
>recap extensions unless they occur in the last 3 ply of the main search. The
>point is there is no point in extending recaps at shallow depths because the
>tree simply explodes. You may have been using over-aggressive recap extensions
>to 'compensate' for the lack of other key extensions.

It seems to me that you mean to something else.

You say that there is no point in extending recaps at shallow depth but based on
your words I understand that you allow recapture extensions only at shallow
depth(only in the last 3 plies of the main search).

Uri



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