Author: chandler yergin
Date: 23:48:48 05/20/05
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On May 20, 2005 at 22:15:59, Robin Smith wrote: >On May 20, 2005 at 13:24:29, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On May 20, 2005 at 12:26:50, E. Nielsen wrote: >> >>>On May 20, 2005 at 12:04:52, chandler yergin wrote: >>> >>>>Each move and its response is called a ply. >>> >>>NO!!! There are two plies per move. :) >> >>As I said.. a move and it's response is one Ply; >>a single Move is 1/2 Ply. >>Sorry if that's too difficult for you. > >chandler, > >You are wrong. I know of no one who uses the definition you are using. Not that >it is difficult to understand what you are saying; it is just that what you are >saying is not remotely correct. If you think otherwise, please site a specific >instance of anyone authoritative stating the nonsense you are spouting. > >-Robin On May 20, 2005 at 12:26:50, E. Nielsen wrote: "NO!!! There are two plies per move. :) Do you agree with that Robin? I hope not, because it's wrong. Would you agree with this: Ply = a half move 12 Ply = 6 .. half moves for each side. A Total of 6 moves right? It's correct to say for example: The engine searched to a depth of 15 half moves, while some promising variations were searched to 34 Ply. I understand that. Chessbase chose the definition of: "One move for each side is considered one Ply" It was describing the analysis function and what one "iteration" was. That is also the context in which I used it. So, in that context, and if you check my original Post you can verify that. Now using that definition, then the following makes perfect sense. "The analysis module evaluates every possible move for a given position 1/2 Ply at a time. That is one iteration." Aside from that 'selectively' used definition to descibe a particular function, it is not used. Please review my original Post; my explantion as noted in this one, and your kneejerk, inaccurate, rude, ignorant, response, & consider who is spouting nonsense!
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