Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 13:19:28 12/24/01
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I have had a similar thought. Let the program calculate the optimal hash table size, up to a user-specified maximum. All chess programs could implement this. On December 24, 2001 at 07:08:21, Brian Katz wrote: >Wouldn't it be a great feature in Fritz if the Hash Tables were automatically >set based on the time control, whether it be straight time, increments, or x >amounts of moves in x amount of time, and your system hardware (processor speed >and available ram) Of course the ability to alter your own hash table settings >too should be available just as it is now. >Who wants to keep calculating the proper hash tables from game to game, if the >time controls you set change from game to game. Such as many different time >controls from game to game when using the Playchess server, where automatic >challenges and acceptance of games can be done? Where no changes can be made >while the game is in progress. If you want to use the Centaur feature, and you >wish to change time controls between games, who wants to have to calculate the >proper hash tables everytime the time control is changed? > I'd like to hear comments on this. >If many out there would like this added feature perhaps the Fritz programmers >could work on that if they receive enough emails. If not for the present Fritz >programs thru a service pack, then for upcoming Fritz programs.
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