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Subject: Re: Assigning a non-zero score to a draw by repetition

Author: Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso

Date: 11:43:59 11/15/04

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On November 15, 2004 at 12:13:40, David Dahlem wrote:

>On November 15, 2004 at 11:46:13, Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso wrote:
>
>>I was wondering if it is correct to assign a zero score to a position that is a
>>draw by 3 fold repetition.
>
>That's the way i do it. Otherwise, how else could any engine decide, based on
>the evaluation score, whether to go for repetition or to avoid repetition?
>
>Regards
>Dave


What I find strange is why crafty doesn't do it.
Comments Dr. Robert Hyatt?

Alvaro



>
>>What I mean is that if for example white is ahead in material and black is
>>fighting desperately for a draw, black will try to reach that drawn position as
>>quick as possible while white will try to postpone that position as much as it
>>can.
>>It's a sort of distance to mate but in this case it is a distance to draw by
>>repetition.
>>Does this make any sense to you?
>>I would appreciate your comments.
>>
>>Brest regards,
>>Alvaro Cardoso



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