Author: Aaron Tay
Date: 21:14:34 03/22/01
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On March 22, 2001 at 11:13:17, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On March 22, 2001 at 10:28:40, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On March 22, 2001 at 09:56:43, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>>On March 22, 2001 at 01:00:52, Slater Wold wrote: >>> >>>>I guess I should have made this more clear in my original post, but I have ALL >>>>3/4/5 piece tablebases & I compared them _ALL_ with the ones on Hyatt's FTP >>>>site, and they are _ALL_ the same size. Therefore, it's not the tablebases. I >>>>have them all, they are in the correct directory, everything is correct in my >>>>chssbase.ini file, all that is cool. This is either, 1.) an error in fritz or >>>>2.) an error in the tablebase. I have the latest service pack, and everything >>>>on my end is up to date, a-ok. Even ran a scandisk and nothing on my HD is >>>>corrupted. >>>> >>>>Anyone else have this problem in their Fritz? That was the main question. If >>>>you load the #43 position, and will your Fritz mate with all the 3/4/5 pieces? >>>> >>>>Thanks again, >>>>Slate >>> >>>Hello Slate, >>>Did you read my post below? My Fritz and tablebases work perfectly. Fritz >>>announces Mate in 16 instantly when you have the proper tablebases. You must >>>have a problem with one or the other. You can test your tablebases by trying >>>the same position with another program like Crafty. If you get the same results >>>then you have a tablebase problem. If Crafty works then you have a Fritz >>>problem. >>>Jim >> >>Hmmm, I forgot. Crafty may be a bad one to use because Bob may have put in a >>work around when a tablebase is missing. Not sure. But the idea is still good >>if you have any other program that uses tablebases. >>Jim > > >This is correct. Crafty will work fine without the promotion tablebases, >although it is _always_ better to have them. Once you reach a 5-piece >ending at the root, it will work well. But in the search, a missing tablebase >will cause missing information and wrong answers.. Try testing with Amy or The Crazy Bishop, those do not respond "correctly" with incomplete tablebases.
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