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Subject: Re: When time is up during search, what value must be returned?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 16:46:43 05/05/05

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On May 05, 2005 at 16:22:27, Kevin K wrote:

>Do you return 0 or alpha when time is up during search?
>If 0 must be returned, why?
>If alpha must be returned, why?
>
>Thanks.

Neither.  You simply use the best backed-up score to the root.  That is, if you
have already searched at least one move at the root, then you have a score for
it.  You have to go with that, since the current search is incomplete and
doesn't have a true score...




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