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Nigel Merrigan's formula

Posted By: Bob Koca
Date: Wednesday, 3 August 2011, at 3:46 a.m.

In Response To: Nigel Merrigan's formula (Mr Majestyk)

"In Daniel's post: "How much do crossovers matter again", white's PC is 78 and the wastage is between 2 and 3 pips."

You are using wastage in a nonstandard way I think. Most would call it (EPC - actual pipcount). I am not sure but you seem to be using at as how much worse a position is than some standard long efficient race.

Just in case someone does not know gnubg has a one sided rollout feature under race theory that allows one to estimate (very accurately) the wastage. In Daniel's position white's is 11.94 so about 4 or a little more worse than a long race with low wastage.

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