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Subject: Re: No explosions

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 12:37:34 01/13/02

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On January 13, 2002 at 15:03:59, David Rasmussen wrote:

>On January 13, 2002 at 14:10:06, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>On January 13, 2002 at 10:27:46, David Rasmussen wrote:
>>
>>>On January 12, 2002 at 12:31:04, Tony Werten wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>You do realise that your total extensions can be close to 2 ? (Depending on the
>>>>value of ONE_REPLY_EXTENSION.)
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, as we talked about elsewhere in the thread. I don't know how else to use
>>>one_reply extension. I limit extensions to one ply at each ply, so when
>>>one_reply is applied, so will check_extension and so this will give (for my
>>>current values) 1.0+0.75=1.75 limited to one = 1.0, so the one reply extension
>>>wont have any effect at all.
>>
>>Not really. Your code suggests that you first limit it to 1 ply and then you add
>>one_reply_extension. That would mean 1.75 extension wich could explode.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>
>Sorry, I was being unclear. I meant _if_ I did the limiting after the one reply
>extension is applied, the extension wouldn't have any effect. As it is now, yes,
>the extensions can be 1.75 given the right conditions.

That means that if you're searching with a checkmatescore, your opponent will
throw in all pieces since that will have a bad value but never as bad as being
ceckmated. Normally (ie with normal values for alfa/beta) these would be cutoff.
I think it's the reason for your explosion.

Tony

>
>/David



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