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Subject: Re: "Percentage of fail-highs" question

Author: Daniel Clausen

Date: 12:07:43 01/04/00

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Hi

On January 04, 2000 at 12:38:18, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>>      best = max(best, score);
>>      unmakeWhiteMove(move);
>>
>>      if(alpha>=beta)
>
>I don't understand the previous line.  I can't find anywhere where you are
>changing the value of alpha.  You can rework it and make it sensible very
>easily, but if this is actually in your program, it's wrong.

Agreed, it's wrong. (luckily not in the code). It should be:

   alpha = max(alpha, score);

Kinds regards,
 -sargon



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