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Subject: Re: Question: Crafty and Razoring

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:03:15 10/18/99

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On October 18, 1999 at 21:07:07, William Bryant wrote:

>Bob,
>
>I am curious why crafty dropped the razoring extension in search().  Did the
>speed gains from the dropped ply's matter less than the potential for missed
>tactics?
>
>William
>wbryant@ix.netcom.com


Yes... it introduced some instabilities that I didn't like.  I'm getting deep
enough at present, and wanted more consistency rather than the funny behavior
that razoring can add...



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