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Subject: Re: Rybka search directions

Author: Marek Soszynski

Date: 06:03:44 12/24/05

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Vas,

If it's a question of names, how about (sticking with an underwater theme)...

1) Octopus (positional)
2) Shark (tactical)
and
3) Piranha (for test suites)

Marek


On December 24, 2005 at 08:46:54, Vasik Rajlich wrote:

>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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