mcostalba wrote: How many moves per node on average you try ? 5, 10 or 15 ?
You're referring to the same occurrence as "very common" and "very rarely".bob wrote:For me, > 25% of positions have a hash move. For the normal program, I'd expect it to be over 10% for LOWER position hits.
I guess it's in the eye of the beholder.
The ratio of validation cost + validation occurrence / expected key collision hit and would be an interesting number.bob wrote:I can measure it to get exact numbers if you are curious...
But I guess that would have to be weighed against pretty much losing a game with the lack of validation for every collision.