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Subject: Re: How many plies in chess game before hash table have some sense?

Author: William Bryant

Date: 14:22:13 12/08/99

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>Correct.  Here is the mother of all positions to test hashing on, from
>Fine's "Basic Chess Endings" position number 70:
>
>
>/k/3p/p2P1p/P2P1P///K/ w
>
>if hashing works, you will get to 30 plies instantly.  If it doesn't, you
>won't get to 15.
>
>
>>

_instantly_?

As I have "improved" my move ordering my responst to this test hash slowed
somewhat.  I get to 18 plies "instantly" (less than 1 second"),
23 plies by 33 seconds, 24 plies by 55 seconds, and find the answer at a depth
of 24 plies in 125 seconds.  It takes me nine minutes to actually get to 30
plies.

My hash table is a simple one, not a always replace/never replace scheme you
use.  Does this double buffered system make that much difference.

William
wbryant@ix.netcom.com



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