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Subject: Re: Singular Extensions, Nullmove deepsearch

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 17:56:05 02/18/99

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On February 16, 1999 at 04:45:43, Frank Schneider wrote:

>I experimented a little bit with nullmove deepsearch extensions and with
>singular extensions and now I have some questions:
>
>1. In all my tests the searchtree (#nodes to finish n iterations) increased
>   by a factor of 1.5 to 4. Although testresults were interesting I believe
>   this is too much. What are your experiences?
>
>2. Is it correct to assume that singular extensions work best if there are
>   only few other extension heuristics.
>
>3. How would you describe the difference between nullmove deepsearch extensions
>  (Donninger) and the nullmove threat detection by Deep Thought?
>
>4. Who uses
>   - singular extensions
>   - nullmove deepsearch extensions
>   - nullmove threat detection
>
>5. What is the best (easiest) way to implement singular extensions?
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Frank

Okay, I know what "null-move" is, and what "singular extensions" are.  Now, what
is the difference between "nullmove deepsearch extensions" and "nullmove threat
detection", and which is the one that I know of as simply "null-move"?

I am also interested to know if implementing both singular extensions and
null-move together makes sense or not.  Are they complementary?  Or will they
interfere with each other and degrade search quality?

Dave Gomboc



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