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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