Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 10:33:29 03/17/00
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On March 17, 2000 at 08:14:38, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>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.
My own experience with manual entry is limited to the text mode version of Chess
Tiger, that I have operated for years against various opponents (mainly humans
at my chess club).
If I am in good shape, I can enter (type) all the moves of a game in 4 minutes
(assuming a rather long game, you never know). But this takes into account
physically moving the piece on the board and tapping the clock too.
You'll be using the mouse, and will not have to think about moving the pieces or
tapping the clock, so I guess you can enter all the moves in 2 minutes?
So for game in 5, set it to game in 7. For game in 10, of course it means game
in 10. But you have to be fast!
Christophe
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