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Subject: Re: ExaChess Tourney - starting pains.

Author: William Bryant

Date: 20:10:25 12/04/00

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On December 04, 2000 at 22:28:20, Richard A. Fowell wrote:

>I'm having some difficulty getting this started - in my trial runs
>(50 game matches) between:
>
>Screamer vs Sigma Chess
>Sigma Chess vs. Screamer 1.0b55
>Vanessa Chess vs. Screamer ...
>
>I was unable to get any match to proceed through two complete games
>(and only the Vanessa Chess game got through the first game entire).
>Preliminary indication indicates that each game hung at some point where
>Screamer had made a move, but ExaChess didn't receive the move.
>
>I'm using ExaChess 2.1 Lite - is that any part of the problem?
>I can easily use the "Pro" version.
>
>-Richard

Richard,

See if the problem is related to Screamer searching longer after a fail low.
The new search code allows Screamer up to 5x more time if there is a significant
drop in the Search Score to try and recover rather than just making an inferior
move.

I think the problem is related to ExaChess will only wait what it thinks is a
reasonable time period and then tries to reset.

I have sent Rolf a message about this.

I have a solution that I will send by private eMail.

William
wbryant@ix.netcom.com



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