Yeah! MLA 3.0 just killed MLA 2.5.5 finally i get something new.

I'm not satisfied by the end of the two games, but yes i found
something new for the opening :)

You can replay the games between MLA 2.5 and MLA 3.0 at
http://www.mogwai.lunarpages.com/lovely/

Note the 3.0 is not yet ready for download, i need to fix the end of
game issue

I introduced a new term in the evaluation function, it relates to
patterns found on each line of the board. And it seems to work
amazingly, but wrong weight at some stage lol. Or I'll change the way
i define the opening phase, so that it may last longer and then i
return to the MLA 2.5.5 evaluation that proved to be strong for
middle game. Finding an edge in the opening even with white is
clearly something i'm aiming at :)

Before releasing MLA 3.0 to the general public, it'll go through the
usual "against humans" testing for tuning lol.

David.