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Subject: Re: Smarthink - how to use tbs??

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 06:09:15 06/08/03

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On June 08, 2003 at 08:48:53, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On June 08, 2003 at 07:48:39, Werner Schuele wrote:
>
>>Hi Kurt,
>>depends on the name he got for wb2uci.exe - I used the same .eng as you have.
>>But engine now does not use the tbs with the malin adapter.
>>Any help?
>>
>>Werner
>
>Hi Werner
>I have so far not found an optimal Wb2Uci.eng to
>work fine under all conditions. Depending on which
>settings are used I get different "errors" [hash tables
>not used, EGTB do not work, playing ok but problems
>with set-up modus, and so on]. I am not quite sure
>if the smarthink.ini is required or not. The best
>Wb2Uci.eng is so far the following:
>
>[ENGINE]
>Name=SmarThink 0.16b
>Author=Sergei Markoff
>Filename=Wb2Uci.exe
>
>[OPTIONS]
>Program=Smarthink.exe
>InitString=
>HashCommand=hash %iM
>Hash=32
>HashOnCommandline=false
>InitTime=2
>Edit=edit
>UseSAN=false
>Ponder=true
>Logfile=false
>Priority=Normal
>Protocol=2
>Visible=Ponder,Hash,ShowThinkingMove,OwnBook
>
>I am going to soon give up with SmarThink under
>Fritz8-GUI unless someone posts a totally
>reliable Wb2Uci.eng.
>
>Best regards
>Kurt


Kurt,

I can't get all the options under the wb2uci adapter to work either - but some
you can set in the SmarThink.ini file

==============================================================================

;  Setup file for the SmarThink

;
;  TranspositionSize - the size of transposition table
;
;  Value                   Size (bytes)
;
;  15                      655360
;  16                      1310720
;  17                      2621440
;  18                      5242880
;  19 *                    10485760
;  20                      20971520
;  21                      41943040
;  22                      83886080
;  23                      167772160
;  24                      335544320
;
;  * - default
;

TranspositionSize=22

;
;  PawnHashSize - the size of pawn hash
;
;  Value                   Size (bytes)
;
;  14                      360448
;  15                      720896
;  16                      1441792
;  17                      2883534
;  18 *                    5767168
;  19                      11534336
;  20                      23068672
;  21                      46137344
;  22                      92274688
;  23                      184549376
;
;  * - default
;

PawnHashSize=20

;
; Aggressivity (%) - causes SmarThink to attack enemy king stronger
; (100 by default)
;
; 0 <= Aggressivity <= 300
;

Aggressivity=100

;
; Cowardice (%) - causes SmarThink to make care of own king
; (100 by default)
;
; 0 <= Cowardice <= 300
;

Cowardice=100

; In learning mode SmarThink saves a costly miscalculations in special
; file for using this info in next games

Learning=off

; When UseLearningData on, SmarThink uses data from learning file

UseLearningData=off

; If LogLearningIntoFile is on than SmarThink shows all learning positions
; in log-file (EPD-notation and several additional debug info)

LogLearningIntoFile=off

; If evaluation is less than *ResignValue* during *ResignTimes* moves
; than SmarThink resigns

ResignValue=800
ResignTimes=3

; In book learning mode SmarThink updates weights in openings book

BookLearning=off

; DISCOVER = play unchecked variations first to collect a weights,
; KILL = try to find best lines to overthrow opponent

BookLearningMode=KILL

; VarietyOfPlay (%) - play book move only if its weight is not less
; than weight of best move by *VarietyOfPlay* %.

VarietyOfPlay=15

; Update weight if abs(evaluation)>*BookLearningBound*

BookLearningBound=260

; No comments

UseBookWeights=on

; Support pondering or no?


Pondering=on


; Use endgame tablebases or no

UseEGTB=on

; Path to tablebase files

EGTBpath=d:\tb

Log=off

Michael



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