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Subject: Re: 6 man tablebase question

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:56:01 02/09/02

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On February 08, 2002 at 23:35:41, walter irvin wrote:

>On February 08, 2002 at 21:32:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On February 08, 2002 at 16:06:25, Russell Reagan wrote:
>>
>>>When are the 6 man tablebases expected to be completed? And what will their
>>>approximate size be?
>>>
>>>It would be nice to have them once they are complete, but if it means having to
>>>buy half a dozen 100GB hard drives, I might rethink that decision :)
>>>
>>>Russell
>>
>>
>>I think you will need over a terrabyte.  We already have some sixes that are
>>over 3 gigs and there are none with pawns yet.
>
>in practical terms   ELO       what diff will 6 man over 5 man tbl base ????


Theoretically going from 5-6 will gain more than going from 4-5, which will
gain more than going from 3-4.  Because going from 31-32 will solve the game
exactly.  I have no idea about the Elo, but as we begin to complete the 6's
and move to the 7's and 8's, the machines are going to become _very_ difficult
to handle in positions where there are fewer than 16 pieces left on the
board, because they will almost know "everything".



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