Author: David Dahlem
Date: 12:57:18 07/26/04
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On July 26, 2004 at 15:43:52, Norm Pollock wrote: >On July 26, 2004 at 11:08:15, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On July 26, 2004 at 07:22:31, Norm Pollock wrote: >> >>>I wondering if it pays to turn off log files in order to enhance performance? >>>Has anyone ever looked into this? >>> >>>Turning off log files for cm9k and cm10k, which I use in the fritz8 gui, >>>indicates that this might be the case. But my data is too small to draw any >>>conclusion. >> >> >>If an engine doesn't go overboard in what it logs, I don't see any way it could >>hurt. You'd be talking about losing milliseconds during a 3 minute search. > >I keep seeing a really big improvement with chessmaster 10k w/o log file. A >modest improvement for chessmaster 9k w/o log file. I am using 4min+2sec time >control. With longer time control, less improvement is likely. > >My testing is not statistically adequate to make a valid conclusion. So let's >just say I'm making a suggestion to cm9k and cm10k users to try it without the >log file. To remove the log file when using fritz8 gui, blank out the log file >in "inbetween.ini". Hi Norm Since you're using inbetween.ini, i assume CM is running as a WB engine in Fritz. Are you satisfied with this setup? Could you post your inbetween.ini entries? Thanks Dave
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