Author: David Dahlem
Date: 06:07:48 01/25/06
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On January 25, 2006 at 01:34:54, Joseph Ciarrochi wrote: >We learn early on that if we have a winning advantage, we want to eliminate any >chance of counterplay by our openent. We usually would like to simplify the >position. > >I've noticed that rybka and other engines often won't simplify the position , if >there is the slightest loss of points (say -.1). So lets say black and white >still have q's on the board, but black has a clearly winning advantage (+6). if >black gets the chance, it should trade those queens (assume this really is a >good idea). > > >Are there any engines that will do this?, i.e., take a slight decrease in >advantage to simplify the position and garuntee the win? My engine has code to encourage exchanges when it has a material and positional advantage. I'm sure other engines will try to avoid simplification when they are at a disadvantage. :-) Regards Dave
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