Author: James Swafford
Date: 08:37:42 09/12/99
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On September 12, 1999 at 08:39:56, GBes wrote: > >How does one determine the values of all those variables that arise >in the evaluation function of a chess porgram ? >( isolated_pawn, doubled, passed, rook_on_7th_rank, knight_outpost, etc etc ) > >Is there some systematic way to find those values ? > >thank gerrit bes There are basically two approaches. One is to just plug in some numbers off the top of your head, and tune them manually by observing the program play. Perhaps a more interesting method is to utilize some method of AI, such as genetic algorithms or neural networks. To date, I believe all the "top" engines are manually tuned. If you're interested in an AI solution, see http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~jay/learn-game/. -- James
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