Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:05:34 01/24/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 12:33:26, Daniel Clausen wrote: >Hi > >On January 24, 2000 at 09:10:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >[snip] > >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Take the following classic type of position for example: >>>>>>> >>>>>>[D]5k2/1p5r/3pp3/p2p4/1b1P1P2/qP1Q1NP1/P1P3N1/1K6 w - - >>>>>>> >>you probably do checks in the q-search. I don't. That makes a big difference >>here. Cray Blitz drops QxR after 4 plies, 2 milliseconds. It sees draw at >>that point. > >Gee Bob, you really know how to depress people sometimes.. 2 milliseconds.. Now >I think I should throw my engine out of the window!! :-) > >Kind regards, > -sargon Why.. it took crafty 10 plies to do the same thing. Annoying, but not overly depressing. :) Main thing is that CB uses singular extensions, and does checks and out-of-checks in the q-search. Makes a big difference in finding deep drawing/losing lines after a lot of checks...
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