Author: James T. Walker
Date: 21:19:13 12/31/00
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On January 01, 2001 at 00:07:36, Ed Schröder wrote: >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 I have over 4 Gigs of tablebases on my 20 gig HD so another 220 Meg is nothing. Jim
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