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Subject: Re: REBEL-TIGER users, please read this!

Author: Melvin S. Schwartz

Date: 12:48:27 03/07/00

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On March 07, 2000 at 15:33:29, Wayne Lowrance wrote:

>On March 07, 2000 at 13:30:56, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>
>>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
>>
>>I don't know where you guys purchase your programs, but we got our programs from
>>Rebel. And on this programs Analyse brain isn't default.
>>
>>Tony
>
>It don't matter much mate, but that is where I bought mine ! and it was checked,
>period !

Alright, Wayne, that's telling him!!!



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