Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:21:29 10/15/99
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On October 15, 1999 at 18:29:28, Eelco de Groot wrote: >Finally some real news on this! Thanks Scott! Is it really true that the >original chip didn't use extensions at all in the last 4 ply search, where the >chips were used, does anybody know? I read something like that in a Dutch post >by Vincent on the semi official CSVN mailinglist. > >Regards,Eelco The chess chip didn't do 'singular extensions'. I have not seen anything about whether it used in check extensions or anything else. Had I done the chip I probably would have not done _any_ extensions in the hardware for reasons that are a bit complex to get into here unless someone wants to discuss the issue in more detail. The chess chips basically could maintain the board position, and when desired, do an N ply search (N=4 for the configuration he used I think) + captures when required...
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