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Subject: Re: Search extention

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 11:17:36 12/24/04

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On December 24, 2004 at 12:52:55, Pallav Nawani wrote:

>On December 23, 2004 at 14:03:34, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On December 23, 2004 at 13:12:45, Pallav Nawani wrote:
>>
>>>On December 23, 2004 at 06:25:20, Uri Zlatnik wrote:
>>>
>>>>How is the search extension of a software improved? Does this have to do with
>>>>alpha-beta pruning methods?
>>>
>>>I am not sure what you mean here, so I'll pass this one.
>>>
>>>>For example CM 10th edition (the King engine) has longer search extension than
>>>>Fritz 8 but it doesn't always find the best move.
>>>
>>>Search extensions are mainy good for tactical moves. If a positional move is the
>>>best one, then evaluation is also of importance. Also, no engine can always find
>>>the best move!
>>
>>The position that Uri Zlatnik posted was only about tactics and not about
>>positional moves.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Well, maybe he was talking about some tactical position in some other thread,
>but I haven't read that one, and he did not specify any position here.

He talked about tactical position in the following thread

http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?402041

He claimed that it is a positional problem but when you look at the position it
is clearly about tactics and not about positional evaluation.

Uri



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