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Subject: Re: Do computers try to draw against crafty?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:53:46 09/18/99

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On September 18, 1999 at 08:28:28, blass uri wrote:

>Do computers try to draw against crafty?
>
>I think that it is possible to give programs evaluation that is for close files
>and negative contempt in order to get a draw.
>
>What does crafty do against it?
>
>Uri


It depends on the opponent's rating, which it obtains from the chess
server.  If crafty is rated higher, it tries harder to avoid draws by
setting the contempt factor loser (-20, -30, etc.). If it is rated
lower, it tries to draw itself, by setting the contempt factor > 0.

It always tries to keep the position open, however, because that doesn't
depend on the contempt factor, that is an ingrained part of the evaluation.



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