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Subject: Re: Depth in pondering

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:24:27 06/29/05

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On June 28, 2005 at 21:08:58, Tor Alexander Lattimore wrote:

>Didn't Moreland suggest that it might be a good idea to ponder for as long as
>you would normally think on a move, then move to other possible moves. I don't
>know of any program that does this since it seems like a bit of a pain to code
>and probably very small gains, but it might be good idea?
>Cheers
>Tor


No idea, but the math doesn't support that.  We ponder the right move at least
50% of the time, so stopping early won't gain a thing, and I'd rather have extra
depth when my opponent is searching longer than usual...



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