Suppose I develop what I think is an improved feature, for example a better influence function or some other. I'd like to hear people's thoughts on how to best & most quickly determine if it is in fact an improvement. Do I just take my new function and replace the equivalent function in something like Fuego, then have the two engines start playing games? My impression is that would be a rather slow way to get enough games to be of significance. Is there a better way to compare two engines? If that is indeed the method people generally use, how much time do you allow per move or game, and can you tell me your general experiences with doing this? Thanks.
Steve.
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