Author: Michael Cummings
Date: 20:16:04 03/06/00
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On March 06, 2000 at 22:09:33, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: >On March 06, 2000 at 21:53:07, Wayne Lowrance wrote: > >>On March 06, 2000 at 19:35:26, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: >> >>>On March 06, 2000 at 16:45:19, Bertil Eklund wrote: >>> >>>>On March 06, 2000 at 16:06:10, Ernst Walet wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 06, 2000 at 15:44:51, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On March 06, 2000 at 14:11:23, Christophe Theron wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Just today I realized that some users of the REBEL-TIGER have checked the option >>>>>>>"Analysis brain" and leave this option checked when they play real games. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>This definitely KILLS the playing strength of the program. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Analysis brain must only be used when you want to analyse a game, it lets the >>>>>>>engine think on moves of both sides. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Analysis brain: >>>>>>>1) kills the permanent brain >>>>>>>2) clears the hash tables after every move >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Analysis brain decreases the playing strength in real games by at least 50 elo >>>>>>>points or more. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>When you play games TURN ANALYSIS BRAIN OFF >>>>>>> TURN PERMANENT BRAIN ON >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I apologize for the trouble. We should have stated this clearly in the >>>>>>>documentation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Christophe >>>>>> >>>>>>Hello Christophe, >>>>>> >>>>>>Actually, the default has both Permanent brain and Analyse brain checked! >>>>>> >>>>>>Mel >>>>> >>>>>Christophe, can it be that SSDF is playing with these defaults as well? >>>>> >>>>>Ernst. >>>>Hi! >>>> >>>>Analyse brain isn't default, at least not on my computer(s). >>> >>>Hello Bertil, >>> >>>In Rebel-Tiger Analyse Brain is checked! I have the windows version and the >>>default setting is definitely Analyse Brain checked which should mean ON! >>> >>>Have you checked under Options? Are you looking at the windows version? >>> >>>Mel >>>> >>>>Bertil SSDF >> >>It is fior sure checked on (default) I have played most all of my games against >>other programs with that lil bugger checked on ! Still played awfully well tho. > >Hello Wayne, > >Yes, I know it's checked but can't understand Bertil's saying it isn't checked. >By the way, Bertil is with the SSDF and they test the programs so the question >becomes are they testing Tiger with the bad default setting? I am waiting for a >reply from bertil. The only explanation that I can see for his statement is that >he has the dos version and perhaps it wasn't set that way in dos. Maybe? > >Mel Either way, default is default, the SSDF results will have to stand, you cannot blame anyone but maybe Chris if he has this thing on as a default option. I know the first Rebel tiger that was on top was the DOS version
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