🚀 go-pugleaf

I've incorporated all your changes in the next version to be
distributed.

On Fri, 26 May 2000 14:59:03 +0100, Simon Waters
<Simon.Waters@eighth-layer.com> wrote:

>Did I read ScoreR in eval.c right?
>
>White must put rooks behind advanced passed pawns after phase 6.
>Black must put rooks behind advanced passed pawns.
>
>Seems an unlikely distinction between white and black to me.
>
>Mine has both checking phase now. 
>
>The test for Rank58 seems a tad harsh... I've seen it miss wins in
>endgames because of this. But I need some more games to know if it
>should maybe get a half bonus or something.
>
>
>Anyone tuned HOPEN for mixed human/computer opponents - as it seems to
>affect play adversely? I wacked it down to 40 for 300.
>
>Anyone know why the two bishop bonus in eval was commented out? I hacked
>it back in, but only when there are less that 5 pawns in the extended
>center - seems to play like it understands the two bishops - but it does
>occaisionally push pawns in and out of the extended center in a rather
>perculiar fashion.... Especially when there are 4 or 5 8-)
>
>By fixing these up a bit - I have a version currently running 4-0 up
>against the original - but I think it may be all HOPEN - making it play
>itself better.
>
>Best way to randomise play/openings for self test matches?
>
>        Simon
>
>PS: Where do I (Can I?) get the WAC test suite?
>PSS: Is there a ready archive of games with the released code
>base (as is - exactly) ?
>PSS: What happened to bug-gnu.chess@gnu.org??