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lucasart
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Re: CMH question

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xr_a_y wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:49 pm In Minic, I was using a [Piece_with_color][to] history table
I'm now trying a [color][from][to] history table
and a [Piece_with_color][to][Piece_with_color][to] counter history table

I wonder if I can use a combination of the 3 scores to build history score ...
You're doubling the size of your CMH gratuitously. Both colors are always opposite, only one should be stored.
Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.
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Re: CMH question

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lucasart wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:41 am
xr_a_y wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:49 pm In Minic, I was using a [Piece_with_color][to] history table
I'm now trying a [color][from][to] history table
and a [Piece_with_color][to][Piece_with_color][to] counter history table

I wonder if I can use a combination of the 3 scores to build history score ...
You're doubling the size of your CMH gratuitously. Both colors are always opposite, only one should be stored.
indeed, thanks