Author: Chessfun
Date: 09:51:05 09/10/00
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On September 10, 2000 at 08:39:37, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On September 10, 2000 at 01:48:53, Chessfun wrote: > >> >>Can someone tell me what is correct for contempt factor the default 0 >>or what is posted at Lokasoft; >> >>"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)." >> >>Thanks. >>Sarah. > >I found this at the Rebel Tiger message board about contempt factor and engine >priority: > >[begin quote] >The "contempt factor" name is not very accurate. This box should be >named "score for a draw". > >And so it is the opposite of the classical "contempt factor". > >You enter in this box the score you want Tiger to use for a draw (either >50 moves rule or draw by repetition), in HUNDRETH of pawns. > >Reasonnable values range from -20 to 0. A value of -15 (which I would >advice you to use) will tell Tiger to avoid such draws, if by doing so >it does not go into a position it evaluates worse than -0.15 for him. > >Engine priority tells the program to use more priority for the engine >than for the graphical interface. It can only help at very fast time >controls. If you use it, you will notice that the screen is refreshed >much slower (best lines, and so on...). I would generally advice you to >use the normal priority. > >Christophe Théron >[End quote] > >Best wishes... >Mogens Excellent I could have sworn I checked the Rebel site...must have missed that. Thanks. Sarah.
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