Re: [Bug-gnubg] bad move?

[Joern Thyssen]

On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 12:41:10PM -0700, Ned Cross wrote
> Either I'm confused, or GNU is with this crashed position.  Evals show
> the selected move as a huge blunder, while a quick rollout shows them
> to be very close.
[snip]
>  GNU Backgammon  Position ID: TZ0ABD7eBQAAAA
>                  Match ID   : QYmoACAAEAAA

I'm not sure whether you're confused or not... :-) anyway, gnubg is!
There is a huge difference between even and odd ply evaluations. This is
a typical sign for gnubg being on thin ice. Even at 4-ply the
evaluations are not converged.

Jørn

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