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Subject: Re: Forced moves

Author: José Carlos

Date: 00:36:31 08/03/99

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On August 02, 1999 at 20:22:43, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 02, 1999 at 06:41:19, José Carlos wrote:
>
>>  I think the main point is what is the eval of first move, not only the
>>difference with second. I mean, if eval of first move is about 0, and second is
>>-3, you are probably recapturing (or avoiding hanging a piece), so you can
>>safely make the move.
>>  But if first move is +3 and second is 0, then you are taking a piece, so you
>>must be careful about opponent's sacrifices.
>>
>>  José C.
>
>You could have an eval of +3 and only be recapturing, because you could
>_already_ be up a piece.  For this reason in tournaments where the games
>are 'serious' I disable this 'easy move' stuff in Crafty.  I may think longer,
>but I won't get embarassed...

  Correct. In that case, if you are a piece up, it seems a good idea to use some
time for not losing it... :)
  I agree with you that this technic is dangerous enough to disable it in
serious games. But it seems interesting enough to think of it. Maybe there's
some hidden idea about it waiting to be discovered...

  José C.



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