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Article #3483Re: Adjusting playing level
From: Remi Coulom
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 00:00
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Timothy E. Vaughan wrote: > > I just discovered Gnu Chess, and I could not find the answer to > this question in the FAQ. > > What is the easiest way to adjust the playing level of the machine? > Is changing the search depth or search time the thing to do? > > Tim Yes, it is. I would advise you to change the search time and not the search depth. If you select a low search depth, its strength will not be the same all along the game. It will play much weaker in the endgame than in the middlegame. A short search time will adjust the playing level much more evenly. Remi
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d71d,e143c3453faa1b2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d71d,public From: Remi Coulom <Remi.Coulom@ensimag.imag.fr> Subject: Re: Adjusting playing level Date: 1997/06/25 Message-ID: <33B0C44A.41C6@ensimag.imag.fr> X-Deja-AN: 252411673 References: <5ookei$58@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> Organization: IMAG Newsgroups: gnu.chess