Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 00:51:41 01/10/02
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On January 10, 2002 at 03:45:21, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote: >On January 10, 2002 at 03:18:07, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>Is there anyway to make theking ponder under CB GUI?? >> >>Regards >>Jonas > >The way CB GUI handle pondering for Winboard engines that not spesific say that >they are CB compatible (e.g. implemented ponder command) is: > >1.CB tourn off ponder with hard+easy > >2.When it receives a PV line it allways save the last opponent move (move 2). > >3.Now when the engine do a move CB do the move on the board and send a new game >to the engine with this saved PV move as opponent move and let the engine think >that it is his time again. > >4.If the opponent do the expected move CB let the enging proceed with his >thinking. If opponent didn't do the expected move it send the engine the a new >game with this new move and let the engine think on this position. > >With newer adapter than the one from nov.2000 this hard+easy command is 'buggy' >so be sure to use the adapter from Chessbase's site. > >There have also been opserved that the move CB send the engine as 'ponder' move >isn't allways the from the last pv-line. > >As you can see this would let (weaker) engines that have not any ponder feature >play a little better but top engines that would like to take care of this >themself isn't allowed to do that. >It will also heart the engine a little if the opponent use longer time to make >the expected move. > >Odd Gunnar >(PS. I have only tested this with demo version of Fritz 6) Thx for the info, i just added the hard command onto the inbetween.ini and it works fine, next up live will be The King v All the others :) Regards Jonas
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