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Subject: Re: ExaChess Tourney - starting pains.

Author: Richard A. Fowell

Date: 22:50:15 12/04/00

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On December 04, 2000 at 23:10:25, William Bryant wrote:

>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

I looked over Screamer's logs - in all cases where ExaChess hung up,
Screamer had taken over 25 seconds in a 5 sec/move time control.
I tried Game/5 min - same issue: as soon as Screamer took over 25 seconds,
ExaChess froze.

-Richard



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