Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 13:23:30 03/17/00
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On March 17, 2000 at 13:33:29, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 Christophe Thank you. But I don't understand. If I set tiger to game in 7 on a 5/0 time control game, Tiger is gonna take too long and loose on time, everytime I think. Can you explain ? I can work out the time allotment. I think if you can reassure me that Tiger plays at full strength in any of the allowed time control committments That would be fine. that probobly was a better question to start with. :) I only ask cause it seems, and I cannot prove it or describe the conditions as yet but Tiger has given me cause for concern when honking around in the infinate time control period after having set up a pre arranged position. What i have seen is that on move _n_ Tiger has rated the game as _v_ value points. and after the move the value of _v_ has on occasion been rather different, always on the worse side. The problem is probobly me Christophe. But thought I would throw that in here.
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