Author: leonid
Date: 16:27:28 10/20/99
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On October 20, 1999 at 09:40:44, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 20, 1999 at 07:25:21, leonid wrote: > >>Never used the Null Move. Would like to have an idea how efficent it is from the >>point of view of its speed. How many extra plys it give to you? If, for >>instance, you can see through the usage of "brute force" and no "extentions" >>position in one and five seconds, how more extra plys you can see through the >>last method? You want your extra ply badly (like me) but very eager to conserve >>the precision of your search as much as possible. >> >>Thanks, >>Leonid. > > >You can count on about 2 extra plies in the middlegame, assuming you use >reduction factor R=2. It sometimes takes an extra ply or two to solve >some tactical positions, but you get that extra 2 plies, so that you don't >lose much, if anything. The gains are significant. Now everything is clear. Thanks for response! Leonid.
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