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Subject: Re: Lambchop playing very slowly.... why?

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 01:35:31 05/20/02

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On May 19, 2002 at 22:20:52, Peter McKenzie wrote:

>On May 19, 2002 at 22:01:41, pavel wrote:
>
>>On May 19, 2002 at 20:33:38, Rory Nolan wrote:
>>
>>>I have just installed Lambchop 10.88 as a uci engine in the F7 GUI and while it
>>>does appear to work it plays very slowly and slows my entire system down. I am
>>>getting 1-2Kn/s!!!
>>>Is anyone else having this prob.? or have any tips on what I might be doing
>>>wrong?
>>>I am using windows xp pro on an AMD xp1900+ with 768mb ram. I was allocating
>>>64mb for hash
>>>TIA
>>>Rory
>>
>>
>>Yup I more or less have the same observation.
>>But even though it doesnt seem to have a high node speed, it does have
>>reasonable depth with that node speed, I remember seeing it going around
>>5-10knps, and reaching 13 plies almost instantly.
>
>That node speed seems too low(!), I wonder if chessbase has a broken
>implementation of UCI?!  (This would come as no surprise to those who have
>battled with their winboard adaptor).
>
>Another possibility is that the NPS is somehow being reported incorrectly.  This
>could be checked by looking at the log file.
>
>Peter

Lambchop also had some problems with managing time as F7 UVI engine. I played a
match over 10 games. Lambchop lost 9 on time.

The NPS stuff I feel has more to do with reporting the numbers. As one moment
Lambchop reports 2 ply! And next second moves having reached, say 10ply.

Torstein


>
>>
>>very interesting program it is.
>>
>>pavs



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