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When it's close to 0, it means the engine thinks the position is equal. But usually when it's exactly 0, the machine thinks the best move to play next must lead
by newen 8y ago
When it's close to 0, it means the engine thinks the position is equal. But usually when it's exactly 0, the machine thinks the best move to play next must lead to a draw. As, in the next best move will lead to a worse position for the player making the move.
- freewilly1040 8y agoHuh, never thought of it that way but that makes sense
- notsofastbuddy 8y agoExactly 0.00 can also mean that the engine has no idea what's going on.
- ganeshkrishnan 8y agoErr...sorry no. At least not for Stockfish (maybe for AlphaZero or LeelaZero). 0 means that the position is exactly equal (material + positional) The engine always has an idea of what's going on through simple material calculation + positional heuristics (although it maybe be flawed)