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Subject: Re: The Code for the Rybka-Mate-Bug

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 15:53:21 12/14/05

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On December 14, 2005 at 08:00:00, Vasik Rajlich wrote:

>On December 14, 2005 at 04:44:15, Steve Maughan wrote:
>
>>Vasik,
>>
>>>The problem is when the hash entry ages.
>>
>>This is easy to get around - just store the distance to mate from the *position*
>>(i.e. not the root) in the hash table.
>>
>>In pseudo code:
>>
>>procedure push_hash(position)
>>begin
>>	if winning_mate_value_in_hash then
>>		hash_draft_depth += position's_ply_from_root
>>	else if losing_mate_value_in_hash then
>>		hash_draft_depth -= position's_ply_from_root
>>	store(position)
>>end;
>>
>>procedure probe_hash(position)
>>begin
>>	if found_in_table(poistion) then
>>	begin
>>		get_hash(position)
>>		if winning_mate_value_in_hash then
>>			hash_draft_depth -= position's_ply_from_root
>>		else if losing_mate_value_in_hash then
>>			hash_draft_depth += position's_ply_from_root
>>	end
>>end;
>>
>>I hope this helps!
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Steve
>
>Steve,
>
>thanks, I guess this also works - although it's a bit dirty.

What's the other way to do it?



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