Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 18:53:48 05/12/03
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On May 12, 2003 at 14:35:21, John Merlino wrote: >> Hello John, >> >> because you are certainly _the_ expert for ChessMaster/TheKing, >> I hope that you´ll be able to answer the following question - >> nobody else seems to really know that: >> >> Has this strange King parameter ´ana´ any meaning for TheKing? >> And if yes, what is its special purpose? > >The "ana=" parameter is the one that is used in CM9000 for the "Mentor Lines" >window to request a certain number of "best lines". So, "ana=3" will produce at >least 3 PVs for each depth. Here is a logfile with Mentor Lines = 6 IMO the GUI always sends ana=1 to the engine and the "analyze x" command is used to request a certain number of best lines. Michael 0.000: - Starting server: c:\Chessmaster9000\TheKing323.exe 0.040: - Priority class set to normal 0.040: - Thread priority set to normal 0.040: > xboard 0.040: > cm_parm opk=36638 0.040: > cm_parm ana=1 0.040: > post 0.040: > new 0.040: > level 0 0 0 0.040: > cm_parm default 0.040: > cm_parm opp=100 opn=100 opb=100 opr=100 opq=100 0.040: > cm_parm myp=100 myn=100 myb=100 myr=100 myq=101 0.040: > cm_parm mycc=105 mymob=110 myks=155 mypp=100 mypw=100 0.040: > cm_parm opcc=105 opmob=110 opks=155 oppp=100 oppw=100 0.040: > cm_parm cfd=0 sop=100 avd=-2 rnd=0 sel=12 md=99 0.040: > cm_parm tts=67108864 0.040: > hard 0.040: > force 0.040: > analyze 0.040: > exit 0.040: > analyze 6 0.040: > exit 0.040: > analyze 6 0.040: > . 0.190: < cm_parm opk=36638 0.190: < cm_parm ana=1 0.190: < cm_parm default 0.190: < cm_parm opp=100 opn=100 opb=100 opr=100 opq=100 0.190: < cm_parm myp=100 myn=100 myb=100 myr=100 myq=101 0.190: < cm_parm mycc=105 mymob=110 myks=155 mypp=100 mypw=100 0.190: < cm_parm opcc=105 opmob=110 opks=155 oppp=100 oppw=100 0.190: < cm_parm cfd=0 sop=100 avd=-2 rnd=0 sel=12 md=99 0.190: < cm_parm tts=67108864 0.200: < 3001 +16 1 566 Nf3 Nf6 d3 d6 0.210: < 3001 +16 1 779 Nf3 Nf6 d3 d6 0.220: < 3001 +16 1 779 Nf3 Nf6 d3 d6 0.220: < stat01: 1 1024 3001 18 20 e4 Nf6 Nc3 Rg8 0.220: < 3001 +16 1 1216 e4 e5 d4 d5 0.230: < 3001 +13 2 1332 d4 Nf6 Nf3 d6 0.230: < 3001 +7 2 1589 e3 Nf6 Nf3 d6 0.230: < 3001 +7 2 1679 Nc3 d5 e4 e6 0.230: < 3001 +0 2 1771 d3 e5 Nf3 Nc6 0.240: < 4001 +31 3 2787 Nf3 Nf6 d3 d5 Be3 0.250: < 4001 +34 4 3562 e4 e5 d4 d5 Nf3 dxe4 Nxe5 0.250: < 4001 +24 4 4002 d4 Nf6 Nf3 d5 Bf4 0.260: < 4001 +23 5 4860 e3 d5 d4 Nf6 Nf3 0.270: < 4001 +38 6 5341 Nc3 d5 e4 Nf6 exd5 Nxd5 0.270: < 4001 +28 6 5724 d3 e5 Nf3 Bb4+ c3 0.290: < 5001 +16 8 8192 Nc3 Nc6 d4 d5 Nf3 Nf6 0.310: < 5001 +16 10 10776 e4 Nc6 Nc3 e5 Nf3 Nf6 0.320: < 5001 +16 11 12393 Nf3 Nf6 e3 Nc6 d4 d5 0.340: < 5001 -2 13 14307 d3 e5 Nf3 Nc6 e4 d5 0.350: < 5001 +15 14 15634 d4 Nf6 Nc3 d5 Nf3 Bf5 0.370: < 5001 +16 16 17826 e3 d5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 Nf6 0.450: < 6001 +34 24 28129 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 d5 e4 Nf6 d3 0.540: < 6001 +34 33 34184 e4 Nc6 Nc3 e5 Nf3 Bc5 d3 0.601: < 6001 +34 39 41809 Nf3 Nc6 e4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 d3 0.631: < 6001 +30 42 46597 e3 d5 Nf3 Nd7 d4 e6 Bb5 0.651: < 6001 +29 44 49196 d4 Nf6 Nf3 d5 Bf4 Nc6 e3 0.671: < 6001 +13 46 52613 d3 e5 Nf3 Nc6 e4 d5 Nc3 0.901: < 7001 +16 69 85464 Nc3 d5 d4 Nf6 Nf3 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 1.071: < 7001 +27 86 111073 e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Bc5 d4 exd4 1.211: > . 1.211: < stat01: 100 132096 7001 17 20 Nf3 b6 e3 h6 null 1.231: < 7001 +16 102 134353 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 d5 d4 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 1.312: < 7001 +12 110 149291 e3 Nf6 Nf3 Nc6 d4 d6 Bb5 Be6 1.372: < 7001 +16 116 158542 d4 Nf6 Nf3 d5 Bf4 Nc6 Nc3 Bf5 1.442: < 7001 -3 123 169771 d3 e5 Nc3 d5 e4 Nf6 exd5 Nxd5 1.592: < 7001 +8 138 193547 c4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 2.233: > . 2.233: < stat01: 202 294912 8001 19 20 e4 h5 null d5 Qf3 dxe4 Bb5+ Nc6 Bxc6+ bxc6 Qxf7+ 2.263: < 8001 +43 204 298805 e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 2.473: < 8001 +27 226 333707 Nc3 d5 d4 Nf6 Nf3 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 e3 2.734: < 8001 +28 252 375000 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 d5 d3 c5 e4 Nc6 Bf4 3.184: < 8001 +29 297 443096 d4 Nf6 Bf4 d6 Nc3 Nc6 e4 e5 3.214: > . 3.214: < stat01: 300 447488 8001 15 20 e3 Nf6 e4 Nxe4 Qg4 Nf6 Bc4 3.445: < 8001 +28 323 485886 e3 Nf6 Nf3 d5 Be2 Nc6 0-0 e5 d4 3.745: < 8001 +20 353 534035 c4 e5 Nc3 Nf6 e3 Bd6 d4 0-0 Be2 4.216: > . 4.216: < stat01: 400 616448 9001 19 20 e4 e5 Nc3 Bc5 Nf3 b6 Nxe5 Qg5 Nf3 5.227: > . 5.227: < stat01: 501 788480 9001 19 20 e4 h6 d4 e5 dxe5 Bd6 null Bb4+ 5.297: < 9001 +31 508 799900 e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bb4 6.219: > . 6.219: < stat01: 600 950272 9001 18 20 d4 d5 Nf3 Be6 Bf4 Nd7 Nc3 Nh6 6.839: < 9001 +17 662 1058531 d4 d5 Nf3 Nf6 e3 e6 Be2 Bd6 0-0 0-0 7.220: > . 7.220: < stat01: 701 1122304 9001 17 20 Nf3 e5 Nxe5 Qg5 Nf3 7.671: < 9001 +17 746 1204721 Nf3 Nf6 e3 e6 Bd3 Nc6 0-0 Bd6 Nc3 0-0 8.241: > . 8.241: < stat01: 803 1305600 9001 16 20 e3 e5 c3 null Nf3 Nc6 d4 Bc5 8.632: < 9001 +15 842 1373705 e3 e5 d4 exd4 exd4 d5 Nc3 Bb4 Bb5+ c6 9.093: < 9001 +16 888 1456848 Nc3 d5 d4 Nf6 Bf4 Bf5 e3 Nc6 Nf3 e6 9.223: > . 9.233: < stat01: 902 1479680 9001 14 20 c4 e5 Nc3 f5 Nf3 h5 Nxe5 Qf6 10.224: > . 10.224: < stat01: 1001 1651712 9001 14 20 c4 b6 Nc3 c5 d4 d5 null Bb7 10.294: < 9001 +14 1008 1665046 c4 e5 e3 Nf6 d4 exd4 exd4 d5 Nc3 Bb4 11.236: > . 11.236: < stat01: 1102 1825792 10001 19 20 e4 e5 Nc3 Bb4 Nf3 g6 null Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Bxc3+ bxc3 Nxd4 cxd4 11.967: > time -300 11.967: > otim 0 11.967: > g1f3 11.997: < 3001 -15 1 770 Nf6 d3 d5 Be3 11.997: < 3001 -36 1 880 d6 e4 Nf6 Nc3 11.997: < 3001 -15 1 977 d5 d3 Nf6 Be3 11.997: < 3001 -22 1 1394 e6 d4 Bb4+ c3 11.997: < 3001 -30 1 1580 Nc6 d4 d5 Bf4 12.007: < 3001 -38 2 1875 e5 Nxe5 d6 12.007: < 4001 +1 2 3029 Nf6 Nc3 d5 d4 Bf5 12.017: < 4001 -4 3 3309 d5 d3 Nf6 Be3 Nc6 12.027: < 4001 -2 3 4457 e6 d4 Nf6 Bf4 Nc6 12.027: < 4001 -1 4 4804 Nc6 d4 d5 Bf4 Nf6 12.027: < 4001 -11 4 5382 d6 e4 Nf6 Bb5+ Bd7 12.037: < 4001 -27 5 6634 e5 d4 exd4 Qxd4 Nc6 12.067: < 5001 -19 8 11064 Nf6 e4 Nxe4 d3 Nf6 Nc3 12.077: < 5001 -17 9 13672 Nc6 Nc3 d5 e4 Nf6 d3 12.097: < 5001 -18 11 15998 e6 e4 d5 exd5 exd5 d4 12.117: < 5001 -17 13 18670 d5 Nc3 Nf6 d3 Nc6 e4 12.127: < 5001 -35 14 20236 d6 e4 Nf6 Nc3 e5 d4 12.137: < 5001 -32 15 22062 e5 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nf6 Nc3 12.207: < 6001 -6 22 32285 Nc6 e4 e5 Nc3 Bc5 d4 exd4 12.257: > . 12.267: < stat01: 28 35840 6001 18 20 d5 d4 e5 dxe5 Bb4+ c3 12.307: < 6001 -3 32 42313 d5 e3 Nd7 d4 e6 Bb5 Nf6 12.347: < 6001 -5 36 49278 e6 e4 d5 exd5 exd5 Bb5+ c6 12.387: < 6001 +0 40 55933 Nf6 d4 d5 Bf4 Bf5 Nc3 Nc6 12.417: < 6001 -16 43 60047 e5 Nxe5 d6 Nf3 Nf6 d4 Be6 12.438: < 6001 -26 45 63142 d6 e4 Nf6 Nc3 e5 d4 Nc6 12.588: < 6001 -20 60 83968 c6 Nc3 Nf6 d4 d5 Bf4 Nbd7 12.748: < 7001 -12 76 109694 Nf6 Nc3 d5 d4 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 e3 12.898: < 7001 -12 91 132243 d5 e3 Nf6 Be2 Nc6 0-0 e5 d4 13.018: < 7001 -17 103 150329 e6 e4 d5 exd5 exd5 d4 Nf6 Nc3 13.078: < 7001 -21 109 159233 Nc6 e4 e5 Nc3 Bc5 d4 Bxd4 Nxd4 Nxd4 13.159: < 7001 -27 117 173729 e5 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 Nc3 Nf6 e4 13.299: < 7001 -35 131 195131 c6 e3 d5 Be2 Nd7 0-0 e5 d4 13.499: > . 13.499: < stat01: 151 224256 7001 3 20 c5 a3 Nc6 Rg1 13.519: < 7001 -32 153 227497 c5 Nc3 Nc6 e4 e6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 13.749: > time -300 13.749: > otim 0 13.749: > d7d5 13.779: < 3001 +21 1 1012 d3 Nf6 Be3 e6 13.779: < 3001 +15 1 1338 Nc3 Nf6 d4 Bf5 13.779: < 3001 +16 1 1438 d4 Nf6 Bf4 Bf5 13.779: < 3001 +16 1 1758 e3 Nc6 d4 Nf6 13.789: < 3001 +0 2 2160 h3 Nf6 d4 Bf5 13.789: < 3001 -1 2 2536 Na3 Nf6 d4 Bf5 13.799: < 4001 +30 3 4026 d3 Nc6 Bf4 Nf6 Nbd2 13.799: < 4001 +29 3 4392 d4 Nf6 Bf4 Nc6 e3 13.820: < 4001 +30 6 7150 e3 Nd7 d4 e6 Bb5 13.830: < 4001 +34 7 8325 Nc3 Nf6 d3 Nc6 e4 13.840: < 4001 +10 8 9066 h3 Nf6 d3 e6 Be3 13.840: < 4001 +14 8 10233 Na3 Nc6 d4 Nf6 c4 13.870: < 5001 +4 11 14234 Nc3 d4 Nb5 Nc6 e3 e5 exd4 exd4 13.890: < 5001 +15 13 17339 d3 Nf6 Nc3 Nc6 Bf4 Be6 13.910: < 5001 +18 15 20033 e3 Nd7 d4 e6 Bb5 c6 13.920: < 5001 +16 16 21710 d4 Nf6 Bf4 Nc6 Nc3 Bf5 13.940: < 5001 -5 18 24941 Na3 Nf6 d3 Nc6 Bf4 e6 13.950: < 5001 -2 19 27161 h3 Nf6 d4 Bf5 Nc3 Nc6 14.040: < 5001 -2 28 33636 c4 dxc4 e4 Nf6 Bxc4 Nxe4 14.140: < 6001 +28 38 49327 e3 Nf6 Be2 Nc6 0-0 e5 d4 14.200: < 6001 +28 44 57020 d4 Nf6 Bf4 Bf5 e3 Nbd7 Nc3 14.260: < 6001 +28 50 64926 d3 Nf6 Nc3 c5 e4 Nc6 Bf4 14.310: < 6001 +27 54 71618 Nc3 Nc6 d4 Nf6 Bf4 Bf5 e3 14.370: < 6001 +9 60 80504 h3 Nf6 d3 e6 Nc3 Bb4 Be3 14.440: < 6001 +26 68 92054 c4 Nf6 d4 dxc4 e4 e6 Nc3 14.490: > . 14.490: < stat01: 73 98304 6001 8 22 e4 dxe4 c4 null Ng5 14.591: < 6001 +14 83 113709 g3 Nf6 Bg2 c5 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 14.901: < 7001 +22 114 163432 e3 Nf6 Be2 Nc6 0-0 Bf5 d4 e6 15.091: < 7001 +17 133 190754 d4 Nf6 e3 e6 Be2 Bd6 0-0 0-0 15.312: < 7001 +10 155 225642 d3 Nf6 Bf4 e6 Nbd2 Nc6 e3 Bd6 Bxd6 cxd6 15.472: < 7001 +6 171 251807 Nc3 d4 Ne4 Nc6 e3 f5 Ng3 e5 exd4 exd4 15.702: < 7001 +11 194 286618 c4 dxc4 e4 Nc6 Bxc4 Nf6 Nc3 e5 15.742: > . 15.742: < stat01: 198 292864 7001 16 22 g3 Nf6 e3 Bf5 Bb5+ Nc6 d3 15.882: < 7001 -5 212 317804 g3 c5 d4 Nc6 dxc5 e5 Be3 Nf6 16.133: < 7001 +2 237 356865 c3 Nf6 d4 Nc6 Bf4 Bf5 Nbd2 e6 17.044: < 8001 +31 328 499553 e3 Nf6 d4 e6 Bd2 Be7 Bd3 0-0 0-0 17.345: > quit > >> And one other thing I´m still confused about: >> Since a long time now I´m really impressed about King´s ability >> in solving mate problems very fast. The only thing I don´t like >> is, that almost everytime TheKing first finds deeper solutions >> than necessary, and eventually finds a shorter (or the shortest?) >> mate after some further calculation. >> So I had the idea to set Kings selectivity to 0 (sel=0), and I >> hoped to get _only_ the real _shortest_ mate - but without success! >> Also with sel=0 TheKing still seems to calculate deeper than its >> actual depth. >> Now my question: >> Do _I_ think ´wrong´ here (that sel=0 should work), or doesn´t >> take TheKing this setting as strictly as I would believe? > >From what I know about the sel parameter, this should work, as "sel=0" pretty >much is the same thing as using the "Solve for Mate" feature in CM9000. Could >you post the position so I can test it? > >jm
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