23 Nov 08
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Originally posted by Bofaschwathe unit of that evaluation is a hundredth of a pawn. That means, +0.06 shows a 6% of a pawn advantage for white. But of course that means absolutely nothing, computer evaluations are rather understood this way:
I just recently got a program that will analyze a chess position for me, but I have no idea how to use it.
It spit out something like "+0.06%" followed by a series of moves in chess notation.
Can anyone help me understand how to read this?
0 - 0.25: both sides have equal chances
0.26-0.70: white has slightly better winning chances.
0.71-1.50: white is clearly better
1.50+: white has a winning advantage.
(a negative score is the same thing, but in favor of black)
remember, this is of course only what the engine thinks. You need to evaluate the engine evaluations too.
23 Nov 08
Originally posted by BofaschwaThat means white has a .06 advantage.
I just recently got a program that will analyze a chess position for me, but I have no idea how to use it.
It spit out something like "+0.06%" followed by a series of moves in chess notation.
Can anyone help me understand how to read this?
1.00 would be the advantage of a pawn and so on.
23 Nov 08
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Originally posted by BofaschwaYes, an evaluation score and the variations are basically all this thing does. But believe me, if you have a positionally trustworthy engine, this is one huge thing. It all depends on how efficiently you'll be using this.
And is this the extent of the information an analysis of a position will give me?
Or in other words... is that all this thing does?
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23 Nov 08
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Originally posted by BofaschwaThe engine is also telling you what it thinks are the best moves for both sides in the positon being analysed. That's far more useful than its evaluation score.
And is this the extent of the information an analysis of a position will give me?
Or in other words... is that all this thing does?
23 Nov 08
Originally posted by greenpawn34the engines don't come out and say "hey, you are 6% of a pawn ahead! hurray!" 0.06 means "both sides have equal winning chances."
.... a 6% of a pawn advantage for white.
What exactley is 6% of a pawn advantage?
You have won 6% of a pawn?
Conversation not heard in chess clubs
"Hi, how did your game go last night?"
"I was 6% of a pawn ahead...."
Can someone please fen a position where White is 6% of a pawn ahead?
and engine developers don't present their work as an objective truth. you just need to know the relative weaknesses and strengths of your engine, and this corresponds to knowing when to try to go deeper into a line to be sure or even try a different engine, and when to just reach a conclusion.