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Subject: Re: Terry.. Going into EGTB's

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 19:36:26 12/03/05

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On December 03, 2005 at 17:00:19, chandler yergin wrote:

>The Program may see Mate in 33 as with KBN against K.
>They will list every move and show the Eval.
>You know that..
>In the middle game with 51 possible moves the Program may see a Mate in 18.
>As it searches 1 Ply = 1 move deeper, it shows Mate in 19.
>It is only evaluating the feedback from the Algorithm.
>It doesn't show a 'forced' Mate at 18 or 19.
>I do not see this as a bug. The Program is doing what it's supposed to do.

We're not talking about EGTBS so that is _ruled out_.

This is not a middlegame search where values and mates swing by from a tree
search etcetera.

Listen to Dr.Hyatt, a computer scientist, chess programmer of over 35 years.
Programmer of Cray Blitz, Computer World Champion in 1986, etc., etc.

http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?466384

• Pick any position and start your engine. chandler yergin 20:48:36 12/03/05
  • Re: Pick any position and start your engine. Tord Romstad 01:43:17 12/04/05
  • Chandler, I Showed Hyatt's Message, This isn't Pick a Card, Any Card! Terry McCracken 21:05:12 12/03/05
    • Re: Chandler, I Showed Hyatt's Message, This isn't Pick a Card, Any Card! chandler yergin 21:21:59 12/03/05
      • Re: Chandler, I Showed Hyatt's Message, This isn't Pick a Card, Any Card! Terry McCracken 00:00:01 12/04/05
        • Re: Chandler, I Showed Hyatt's Message, This isn't Pick a Card, Any Card Robert Hyatt 11:37:13 12/04/05
          • I Agree Terry McCracken 12:14:56 12/04/05
        • Re: Chandler, I Showed Hyatt's Message, This isn't Pick a Card, Any Card Robert Hyatt 11:34:07 12/04/05

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