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Subject: Re: More Fritz 5.32 results @ G/30 (Junior 7)

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:15:48 03/10/02

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On March 10, 2002 at 08:31:36, James T. Walker wrote:

>On March 10, 2002 at 00:44:31, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On March 09, 2002 at 21:57:06, James T. Walker wrote:
>>
>>>On March 08, 2002 at 12:44:23, Andrew R. Case wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 07, 2002 at 08:19:43, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Just finished another match with Fritz 5.32.  This time vs Junior 7 at Game/30
>>>>>minutes.  Both programs running on an Athlon 1.4G connected by auto232.  Both
>>>>>programs had 128M hash and all 3/4/5 tablebases. Both programs running in the
>>>>>Junior 7 GUI.  Final score is Junior 7 won by 34.5-31.5.  As always PGN avaiable
>>>>>to anyone who wants it.
>>>>>Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       I didn't know that Fritz5.32 supported tanlebases, at least it doesn't on
>>>>my system. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
>>>
>>>Well I believe the GUI handles the tablebases when down to 5 men or less. I
>>>think Fritz 5.32 does not use tablebases at the leafs of the search like the
>>>newer programs do.
>>>Jim
>>
>>I believe that you are right and I believe that it is not fair.
>>
>>The gui should not use tablebases and only the engine should do it.
>>
>>I believe it is possible to solve the problem by telling the gui not to use
>>tablebases.
>>
>>The engine is going to continue to use it if "use tablebases" is in the engine
>>parameters so it will cause no problem to the new engines.
>>
>>Uri
>
>I'm not sure I understand why you say "it is not fair".  Can you explain your
>stand on this issue?  I see nothing unfair with this.  I see the Chess Program
>as a combination of the engine and the GUI.  I am using the Junior 7 GUI because
>it is more stable than the Fritz 5.32 GUI but they both used tablebases.
>Jim


I see the chess program as a combination of the engine and the original gui.
If a different gui produces different moves then I see it as unfair.

Uri



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