Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 21:07:36 12/31/00
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On December 31, 2000 at 17:33:02, Peter Kasinski wrote: >On December 31, 2000 at 13:31:11, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On December 31, 2000 at 12:34:26, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>>On December 31, 2000 at 10:42:34, Peter Kasinski wrote: >>> >>>>Does the option "use ECO knowledge" affect the program in tournament mode? >>>> >>>>thanks! >>>>PK >>> >>>Hello Peter, >>>I'm not sure what you mean by "tournament mode". If you mean on tournament >>>Levels like 40/1 hour etc then I'm sure it does affect the program. I believe >>>it affects the program on all levels of play. How much depends on selecting >>>"Moderate/Strong/Book" as you know. >>>Jim >> >>Yes, it affects all levels. >> >>The manual: >> >>4.3.10. Use EOC knowledge (menu Option ) >> >>Activating this option will enable REBEL to make use of the special EOC >>database that you have loaded during calculating. >> >>The EOC (encyclopedia of chess) database is a re-compilation of REBEL's >>standard database of 800,000 high qualified chess games stored in a new >>super fast format. This enables REBEL to consult the database and based >>on what is found to adjust its play. REBEL can use the EOC data in two >>ways: >> >>- Use as book: REBEL will search in the EOC database for the current >> position. If the EOC database contains this position REBEL will answer >> immediately with a next move found in the EOC database. We do not >> recommend this setting for optimal play but more as an option to >> study opening theory. The EOC database contains 20 million moves >> and its size is 20 times bigger than the standard opening book. >> >>- Strong or active use: REBEL will search in the EOC database for the >> current position. If the EOC database contains this position, REBEL will >> look at the next move(s) in the EOC database and use in its calculations >> the result of these games by adding or subtracting some points to that >> move. >> >> In this way REBEL will follow the human theory as represented in the >> EOC database of 20 million moves. The advantage above the EOC=BOOK >> setting is that the REBEL chess engine still is in charge and that >> major mistakes made by human players in the 800,000 game database >> are filtered by REBEL. >> >> >>Rebel Century 3 will play with the STRONG option against GM v/d Wiel >>next tuesday January 2. >> >>Ed > > >I just noticed that choosing "Strongest settings" resets the EOC knowledge to >NONE. Why? > >thanks, >PK Here is the why... Option "Strongest Settings" resets the engine to its default settings. It is true that "Use EOC knowledge" set to STRONG is better (stronger). On the other hand it would require the full 220 Mb EOC data installed on your hard disk. For that reason the default setting of "Use EOC knowledge" is set to NONE. Ed
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