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Subject: Re: Are programs more equal with long thinking time?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:45:51 12/15/99

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On December 15, 1999 at 08:30:36, James T. Walker wrote:
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>This sounds good to me but isn't it true that if you sort your moves so you
>search the most promising moves first then a 15.5 ply search may be just as good
>as a 16 ply searcch.  That is, the moves at the end of the list are usually just
>"Give away" moves or wild sac's.  I'm obviously not a programmer so excuse my
>ignorance on the subject.
You make a good point.  I think you may still have some advantage.  However, at
some point, you will hit the wall on the first move of the next ply.  It's
exponential, after all.



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