Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:29:05 11/15/04
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On November 15, 2004 at 14:56:10, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >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 I believe that was Uri's idea, if I recall...
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