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Subject: Re: Variability in "Fixed Depth" Search

Author: Pat King

Date: 09:45:58 06/02/99

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On June 01, 1999 at 19:49:12, James Swafford wrote:

>On June 01, 1999 at 18:14:27, Pat King wrote:
>
>>I've implemented a pretty generic aspirated AB with check extension and
>>quiescent search. Of course, with the extensions come some variability in the
>>node count for a given fixed depth search. But I'm finding swings of a factor of
>>10 in nodes searched from move to move! Is this unusual? When I get my !@#^@#%$%
>>hash working, will the improved move ordering help this any?
>>
>>All input appreciated!
>>
>>pat
>
>
>If you have some liberal extensions, coupled with a quiescence
>search that can continue as long as there are captures (or checks?)
>to be made, then it makes sense to me that the node counts for
>tactical positions will much, much higher than for positions that
>are quieter in nature.
>
>Does the pv show a long line of capture moves (after the full
>width search)?
It's just a straight AB, no pv, but yes, the longer searches are in the more
complicated positions. I was just taken aback by the range. I had hoped to
establish some reasonable upper and lower bounds to help in time management.




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