Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 16:20:21 01/13/00
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On January 13, 2000 at 18:51:43, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On January 13, 2000 at 03:37:19, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>This is a bone of contention with me as well. If an eval shows -1000 and the >>right move is chosen, it means nothing if the eval should be +1000. I think >>there should also be a minimal ce value for important tests to know if they >>really found the move. It would also remove a loophole used by some programs to >>"exit early" as soon as they happen to hit the right move (for any reason -- >>without regard to ce). "LOOK HOW FAST WE SOLVE THE TEST!!" Sure, but your >>program thought it was losing on 40% of the answers. > >If you use chess programs for analysis, or you are trying to improve your own >program, then the scores and PVs that it produces probably matter to you. > >But if you're just concerned with chess program strength, then the only thing >that matters is what moves the program plays. It does not matter AT ALL what it >"thinks." It does matter, IMO. Take Nolot #1, for example: If, say, Fritz plays Nxh6, but doesn't follow up with the combination, it means nothing. Nxh6 without the combination isn't going to get you anywhere in this position - Fritz will still lose the game, and this _does_ matter. If, however, Fritz _does_ find the rest of the combination, then it will go on to win the game.
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