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Subject: Re: Rybka search directions

Author: Vasik Rajlich

Date: 05:46:54 12/24/05

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On December 24, 2005 at 08:44:38, Marek Soszynski wrote:

>Vas
>
>So may I take it that there will be three modes...
>
>1) Positional
>2) Tactical
>and
>3) Crunch!
>
>... in the Happy New Year!?
>
>Marek
>

Perhaps it will be more complicated than this. There will definitely be a
"crunch" mode for testsuite-type positions, many users appear to be interested
in this.

Vas

>
>On December 24, 2005 at 08:39:42, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>
>>After some thinking about this and looking at the data (thanks specially to
>>Heinz van Kempen and the CEGT testers, as well as Albert Silver), I've decided
>>to drop the "very tactical" and "very positional" settings.
>>
>>On the other hand, "very positional" vs "slightly positional" is now very
>>interesting for me. I'd very much appreciate anyone who collects data about
>>this. In January, I will open this concept up for wider testing, in time for
>>Rybka 1.2.
>>
>>Merry Christmas to everyone!
>>
>>Vas



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