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The Contempt Factor is used by engines sometimes. "The Contempt Factor reflects the estimated superiority/inferiority of the program over its opponent. The Con
by slyall 2y ago
The Contempt Factor is used by engines sometimes.
"The Contempt Factor reflects the estimated superiority/inferiority of the program over its opponent. The Contempt factor is assigned as draw score to avoid (early) draws against apparently weaker opponents, or to prefer draws versus stronger opponents otherwise."
https://www.chessprogramming.org/Contempt_Factor https://www.chessprogramming.org/Contempt_Factor
- eru 2y agoHence my weasel wording of 'typically'.