Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 23:28:25 12/31/00
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On January 01, 2001 at 00:19:13, James T. Walker wrote: >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 I understand Jim. I can change it but then I must have your promise first you are going to answer all the email complaints :-) Happy New Year! Ed
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