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Subject: Re: Chess Tiger engine. Settings

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 05:14:38 03/17/00

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On March 16, 2000 at 16:40:47, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On March 16, 2000 at 10:45:54, marcelo alvarez wrote:
>
>>Yesterday, I have purchased Chess Tiger engine and CP 4.3. I want to know the
>>strongest settings for this engine at short time controls (for example G/5) and
>>rapid chess (for example G/15 and G/30)versus others programs using auto232.
>>Thanks. Marcelo Alvarez.
>
>
>What is the speed of your computer? Everything depends on it...
>
>If you have a fast computer (200MHz or more), I would simply suggest at short
>time controls (G/5 or faster):
>1) do NOT give it too much hash tables. 4 Mb will be enough. If you give more
>than that, the time spent in clearing or updating the hash tables at each move
>will weaken the program
>2) close all unnecessary windows (for example the book window) and toolbars.
>3) do not move the mouse when the program is thinking. On some computers, this
>slows down the program tremendously.
>
>You can give the program more hash tables when you play at G/15 or slower.
>
>Then go to the Rebel Home Page (www.rebel.nl) and look for the new, more
>effective, engine settings (NSEW=1 and MoreSel=1).
>
>Also it seems that changing the "contempt factor" can help Tiger a little bit.
>In the engine properties page, set the "score for a draw" to the value "-10"
>(that means a tenth of a pawn).
>
>Last thing: make sure that the "analysis brain" is OFF when you play a game.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

One last input from you Christophe. If entries were entered by hand with game in
5 and game in 10 (no increments) what time control setting would you use for
those two examples. 400 mhz pent.? Thank you.





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