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Subject: Re: How you judge in your program: "opening", "middle game", "end game"

Author: William Bryant

Date: 17:29:04 01/27/00

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On January 27, 2000 at 19:56:04, Amir Ban wrote:

>On January 27, 2000 at 10:40:05, Jari Huikari wrote:
>
>>Where you consider the position of a game changes to middle game / end game?
>>
>>opening == most pieces haven't moved yet ? / opening book not ended yet ?
>>end game == few pieces left ?
>>middle game == neither of the two above ?
>>
>
>end game = sum of piece values doesn't exceed some threshold (= Two rooks + two
>minor pieces for each side).
>I don't distinguish between opening and middlegame.
>
>>
>>Bonus questions:
>>
>>How does your calculations differ in each phase from the other two?
>>More pruning in middle game?
>
>Passed pawn extensions only in endgame, some thresholds are set differently,
>some more minor stuff.
>
>>
>>How do you handle opening, if your opponent plays it early out of bookmoves?
>>
>
>Nothing special
>
>>					Jari
>
>Why do you ask ?
>
>Amir

Nice response Amir.

I have had trouble with what to do with the passed pawn extension and I like
you idea of only using in the end game.

I'll give it a try.

William
wbryant@ix.netcom.com
(Hoping to have Screamer ready for the _next_ ICC tournament) : )




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