Author: chandler yergin
Date: 00:18:18 05/21/05
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On May 21, 2005 at 02:48:48, chandler yergin wrote: >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! http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?426828
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