I'm just digging through tons of posts I didn't have time to read.
This one is particularly interesting for me.
Thanks for sharing this idea.
I don't have slow tactical reader, but it helps me to understand why
heavy playouts work while
direct optimization of strength of the playout doesn't help.
I haven't gotten very far yet in incorporating many of the suggestions
published on this mailing-list into the MCTS ref-bot. As such I feel I
still have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to MC programs,
mostly due to lack of time.
But I had an idea I wanted to share as I haven't