Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 22:15:21 04/27/03
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On April 27, 2003 at 17:07:08, Jim Bond wrote: >On April 27, 2003 at 15:15:45, Kurt Utzinger wrote: > >>On April 27, 2003 at 14:07:24, Jim Bond wrote: >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>1) Can CM9000 use ending game table base at all in ChessBase interface? >>> >>>2) I found that CM9000 does not "listen" to the hash command from CB interface. >>>Is setting the hash size in wb2uci.eng like: >>> >>> HashCommand=cm_parm tts=67108864, ttu=8 >>> >>>the only way? >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Jim >> >> Hi Jim >> As to hash, you are right. And with respect to EGTB, The King 3.23 under >> Fritz-GUI access the EGTB as soon as a corresponding position is on the >> board. The only difference to ChessBase native engines is that The King >> does not use EGTB in the search. >> Kurt > >Thanks Kurt, > >I guess it wouldn't be fair to turn on EGTB in a The King v.s. CB engine match >since The King does not use EGTB in the search. > >I found that The King's time management is considerably faster than CB engines >and a lot of times even in a 30 min per side match, The King often has a time >advantage during ending games. A Chessbase engine (especially Chess Tiger 15 or >Shredder), without EGTB, would stubbornly continue on a seemingly draw position >with a slightly advantageous score and would end up losing the game due to time. > I thought allowing EGTB for The King (and CB engine) would be fairer in this >kind of situations. Now that I know I can't, I am not sure how to be fair >anymore in a The King v.s. CB engine match. May be I should blame it on CB >engines time management - it is just not as good or as quick as CM 9000. > >Thanks again, >Jim Hi Jim In all our tests with The King 3.23 under Fritz-GUI, the EGTB are turned on. Despite the small handicap, the program obtained fantastic results, please have a look at http://www.skpfaeffikon.ch/Utzinger/Downloads/CM9skr_report.htm and you will be convinced. Kurt
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