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Subject: Re: Thanks!

Author: Johan de Koning

Date: 22:40:05 05/26/03

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On May 26, 2003 at 14:24:10, Mike S. wrote:

>According to the FEG.txt, none of the most important 5-piece tables R?-R (incl.
>QR-R) were affected by the bugs. So, the perfect compromise (for me) is, to
>generate all 4-piece table again with the new generator, and continue using the
>rook vs. rook 5-piece tables as copied from the CD.
>
>I guess it doesn't harm that there are only the "Black" versions of the 5-piece
>tables availble from the CD?

It's just a bit slower. Resolving a btm position with only btm EGDBs requires a
2-ply rather than a 1-ply search. Not a big deal, but the difference in
responsiveness between wtm and btm positions *is* noticeable.

>Btw. it's a pity that so few people seem to be interested in those CM tables.
>It's good stuff! At least everyone who uses King in the CM GUI, shouldn't miss
>to care for them, and for the FEG update.

Thanks.
But there's no need to hurry! Because of the exact nature of EGDBs they don't
lose value over time. Eg Thompsons CDs are still good (if copied to hard disk of
course :-). Besides, I can't complain about lack of appreciation sofar.
Particularly Marc Bourzutschky's feedback was very helpful and inspiring, while
his 6-man project was nothing less than a milestone.



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