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Subject: Generating 5-man EGTBs

Author: Edward Seid

Date: 21:56:08 04/12/01


I'm looking to create the 5-man Nalimov TBs.  I note that Hyatt has the
tbgen.exe tool for such task.  However, I read a post that mentioned Dann
Corbit's available tools on his ftp site in directory
/pub/chess-engines/new-approach

I find in directory:
tbgen.zip
tbgeni.exe
tbgenm.exe
tbgenv.exe

Of these, tbgenv.exe has the most recent post date of 3/23/2001.

My questions:
1- Which tool is best for me to create complete 5-man Nalimov TBs?  What is the
advantage of Corbit's generator vs Hyatt's tbgen?  And what are the differences
between the various files on Corbit's site?
2- In post found at http://www.chesskit.com/aarontay/Winboard/EndgameP.html ,
the poster suggests pointing to the directory containing UNcompressed 3 and 4
man TBs when using tbgen.exe to make the 5-man EGTBs.  Is it necessary to point
to the UNcompressed versions or can one point to .emd compressed versions?
3- Reading the above-mentioned post in question 2, do you find these
instructions accurate to complete my task of generating complete 5-man Nalimov
TBs?  Please explain any points that need clarification or correction.

I have Athlon 1 GHz w/ 768 Mb RAM.

TIA.

ed seid
hawaii chess project



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