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Subject: Re: Junior8 lost on time

Author: Ryan B.

Date: 03:36:14 06/06/03

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On June 05, 2003 at 17:42:24, Uri Blass wrote:

>On June 05, 2003 at 16:39:49, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On June 05, 2003 at 11:20:13, Harald Faber wrote:
>>
>>>On June 05, 2003 at 05:34:39, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>
>>>>On June 04, 2003 at 19:39:26, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On June 04, 2003 at 04:31:24, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>     Have you noticed: Junior8 lost on time. This happens
>>>>>>     too often and makes the program almost worthless to
>>>>>>     play engine/engine matches. Computer chess friends
>>>>>>     hope to soon receive an updated and time buggy free
>>>>>>     version of Junior8.
>>>>>>     Kurt
>>>>>
>>>>>Every Junior version I have looses games on time.  It's past being a bug. It's a
>>>>>disgrace.  There has never been an update/bug fix as far as I know for any
>>>>>Junior engines.  I do not own Junior 8 and will not buy it.
>>>>>Jim Walker
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     I am somewhat puzzled as I have never seen a game that
>>>>     Junior7 lost on time.
>>>>     Kurt
>>>
>>>
>>>I can second that.
>>
>>I can send you an example if you like.
>>Jim
>
>Does it happen only in long games of blitz or also in other cases?
>Maybe it may be better if you use small hash tables for long blitz games.
>
>Uri

I have only noticed the time bug in x min per y moves games such as 40min for
every 40 moves.  Junior 8 will lose on a move just before or close to a move
that increments its time.  I did not notice this to be an issue Junior 7 ever
had.  So far it looks like Junior 8 is losing about 1 in every 5 games against
shredder 7.04 due to this bug.  The amazing thing is even with the time bug
Junior 8 wins about 50% vs. Shredder in my tests.

Ryan



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