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Subject: Re: That's a good idea, but . . .

Author: Eran

Date: 13:32:43 05/20/00

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On May 20, 2000 at 12:05:27, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:

>Although now I have them all on HD, they worked okay with me from CD-ROM.
>Check out the Chssbase.ini file in your windows directory, it should show the
>path under the [Tablebase] header something like this:
>
>[Tablebase]
>Path=d:
>CacheSizeKB=2048
>
>Also read my remarks on this page by Steve Lopez, if you want to use multiple
>paths under Fritz and Hiarcs:
>
>http://chessbaseusa.com/T-NOTES/042300.htm
>
>Good luck.
>
>Jeroen ;-}

Accessing both HD and CD-ROM drive is a good idea, CD 1 on HD, and the rest from
CD-ROM drive. I can't install all tablebases on HD because of limit space.
Besides, I understand that Turbo Endgame tablebases is good for study and
practice. However, I wonder whether it is also good for playing serious games,
isn't it?

Let's suppose that when a game approaches to endgame, six or more pieces remain
on chessboard, how can I know which CD, second, third, or fourth one, is correct
before inserting it into CD-ROM drive? It is part of preparation for endgame
soon, because Fritz6 or friends still compute accessing both positions in a game
and Turbo Endgame CD when six or more pieces remain on chessboard. Yes! They
sometimes access Turbo Endgame almost before endgame.

I don't know whether Turbo Endgame makes Fritz6 or friends stronger in serious
games. Which is better to play serious games with or without accessing Turbo
Endgame? What is your recommendation? My computer is a laptop that has a limit
hard disk space. Please let me know.

Thanks for your help.
Eran




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