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Subject: Re: Gift to all Shredder funs

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 13:18:58 03/01/03

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>
>Some programs, such as Junior and Crafty, offer the user very few parameters to
>adjust the engine. That's the programmer's decision, and I accept it. But if a
>programmer, such as SMK, does decide to offer the user engine parameters, he
>ought to at least tell the user what they mean. In Shredder the "Combinations"
>parameter is the most blatant example of an unintelligible parameter. If SMK
>reads this message (I haven't seen him post anything in CCC for months) I hope
>he'll answer.
>

You don't know Crafty  for you to make that statement.

Current Crafty settings for use in the Chessbase GUI

Queen Value=value queen|spin|900|100|2000*
Rook Value=value rook|spin|500|100|1000*
Bishop Value=value bishop|spin|300|100|600*
Knight Value=value knight|spin|300|100|600*
Pawn Value=value pawn|spin|100|30|300*

*only included with Crafty 19.03 SE (modified)

NalimovPath=tbpath|string|./TB
NalimovCache(MB)=cache %iM|spin|8|1|32
Pawn hash (MB)=hashp %iM|spin|3|2|24
Processors =mt|spin|1|1|2
Search Depth=sd|spin|0|0|60
Learning=learn|spin|7|0|7
Respect=drawscore|spin|0|-600|600
King safety=evaluation kscale|spin|100|0|200
King safety asymmetry=evaluation asymmetry|spin|-40|-200|200
king safety tropism=evaluation bscale|spin|100|0|300
Blocked pawn=evaluation bscale|spin|100|0|300
Pawn structure=evaluation pscale|spin|100|0|300
Passed pawn=evaluation ppscale|spin|100|0|300
In check extension=u check|spin|60|0|60
One reply extension=u onerep|spin|45|0|60
Push passed pawn extension=u pushpp|spin|45|0|60
Recapture extension=u recapture|spin|45|0|60
Mate threat extension=u mate|spin|45|0|60
Start extension=u start|spin|0|0|60
Delay Move=dm|check|false|off|on
Swindle mode=swindle|check||false|off|on
Tournament mode=mode|check|false|normal|tournament
Use book=book|check|true|off|on
Crafty Log=log|check|false|off|on



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