Author: Anthony Cozzie
Date: 11:56:10 11/15/04
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On November 15, 2004 at 14:43:59, Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso wrote: >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 Crafty does it (0.01 -> black forces draw in position good for white, -0.01 white forces draw in position good for black). I really should implement this in Zappa. anthony
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