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Subject: Help with Aspiration Windows and Researches

Author: William Bryant

Date: 19:42:44 04/24/99


I am having problems with aspiration window code and need help.

On dynamic positions where the score is changing rapidly (ie white queening a
pawn and score jumps dramataically), my aspiration search generates unusual
behavior.

After the search fails high (returns a score of >= beta), I research using a new
window of alpha = beta - 1; beta = INFINITYSCORE;

The problem is that this search now returns alpha!

I noted that Crafty has a flag in Iterate.c that doesn't reset the alpha-beta
window for a fail low following a fail high.

Question is, any thoughts or comments on what is going on, how to find it,
or how to fix it.

William
wbryant@ix.netcom.com



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