Author: paul bedrey
Date: 15:04:58 09/19/05
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On September 19, 2005 at 15:56:00, Uri Blass wrote: >On September 19, 2005 at 14:56:20, paul bedrey wrote: > >>On September 19, 2005 at 13:54:24, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On September 19, 2005 at 11:28:20, paul bedrey wrote: >>> >>>>The readme file! It was interesting to read what was changed or added that >>>>increased the strength. >>> >>>It is not a secret. >>>Reading this forum is enough to know >>>Bonus for the side to move and pruning technique were added to Fruit2.1 and as >>>far as I know there were no more differences between Fruit2.1 and Fruit WCCC. >>> >>>Uri >> >>So the 60 point improvement was due to tuning parameters? Seems hard to believe. >>It implys that a person with no knowledge of programing (like me) could improve >>a program thru changing parameters provided I had good technique in engine >>testing. I've heard claims about improving Rebel, Chessmaster, and Shredder with >>just changing parameters but got the impression that their authors did not think >>it possible. >> >>Paul > >No > >Adding bonus to the side to move is not changing parameters and I am not sure if >you know how to do it correctly to do fruit stronger. > >Fabien knows it. > >Adding a pruning technique is also not changing parameters. > >Uri I thought you said those changes were made in Fruit 2.1. Sounded like no major coding took place between 2.1 and WCCC edition, hence my speculating about the tuning. Paul
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