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+1.17 not good?

Why don't you castle? ))

Gull looks cool ))

is not a bug

Anybody has try the idea to multiply parameters instead of add? The idea is to use parameters as a probability to win, when some feature occurs. For sample, if I find that having a passed pawn lead to victory in 110% of the times, the value of the position can be multiply by 1.10. If I have a doubl...

Graham, there is a suggestion to lay out directly ini-file for the Tom's Live Chess Viewer. like this "GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org\The Splattering.e1e" HOST=GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org PORT=16001 "GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org\Struggle Of The Icemen.ele" HOST=GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org PORT=16002 "GrahamCCRL.dyndns.org\Komo...

please correct CPW
http://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Perft+Results

Position 5
This position was discussed on Talkchess and caught bugs in engines several years old at depth 3.[5]
Depth
Nodes
1 42 - 44!!!
2 1352
3 53392

How a practical use of this? Using Steven Edwards (OP) his amazing test cases, you can verify the correctness of your move generation. Perft and Perft Results are briefly but well explained here and here respectively. I mean how can I use exactly these positions. What are the advantages (or disadva...

How a practical use of this?