Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:20:28 11/07/00
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On November 07, 2000 at 16:59:45, Wieland Belka wrote: >On November 07, 2000 at 10:07:00, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On November 07, 2000 at 08:47:41, Wieland Belka wrote: >> >>>Bob, I have problems. I'm playing now a tournament for chess engines, >>>one move per two days - Fisher clocks!) >>>I created a fine rc file for Crafty, with computer command. >>>1. Which time controls are meaningful for this situation? >> >>one move every 48 hours, it seems? How to do this depends on how you >>want the game played. Do you want a move every 48 hours, exactly? Then >>use st=X, where X is the number of seconds you want it to take (ie you >>would use 3600*48 to take exactly 48 hours). If you want it to _average_ >>48 hours per move, then use the time command to set up the time control: >>time 40 X 40 X where 40 is the moves per time control, and X is the total >>time for the time control (in minutes in this case). make X 1440*80 and >>that says "average 2 days per move". I prefer this way as if it fails low, >>it has the option to use more time on that move to find a better one, at the >>expense of moving faster somewhere else. >> > >Yes, I want it to _average_48 hours per move! Setting a timme command is clear. >But what do you mean with "1440*80"? I had thougt command was "time >1/1440/1/1440"?! I mean set the time control to this: time 40/X/40/X where X is the product of 80 and 1440. I was too lazy to do the multiplication myself. > >> >>>2. If I'm starting up Crafty white (opponent 's side) has to move. >>> How can I change sides? >> >>Just type "go" or "move" and crafty will move instead. >> > >Bob, I'm very sorry! It's a little painstakingly. I think I'm sitting too long >at >computer with Crafty ... ;-) I had read of these commands in your manual >before. >But anything let me believe there were a failure ... > >> >>>3. What have I to do so Crafty is moving immediately while thinking? >> >> >>type a "?" (no quotes) which says "move now". >> > >Wow! That's a command, too, not explained in your manual!! >> > > >Thanks!
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