Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 07:52:20 08/15/03
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On August 15, 2003 at 02:46:32, Johan de Koning wrote: >On August 14, 2003 at 15:10:59, John Merlino wrote: > >>On August 14, 2003 at 14:42:46, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On August 14, 2003 at 14:34:06, Andreas St. wrote: >>> >>>>On August 14, 2003 at 14:20:20, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>>On August 14, 2003 at 13:51:20, John Merlino wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On August 14, 2003 at 05:53:43, Andreas St. wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>is there any chance, that there will be out a patch for Chessmaster, that helps >>>>>>>in time consuming??? >>>>>>>Chessmaster moves much too fast. Only with such patch chessmaster could play >>>>>>>much stronger!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Heeeelllllloooo Johan :-( >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Greetings >>>>>>> >>>>>>>AS >>>>>> >>>>>>I can't speak for Johan, but I can GUESS that he would disagree with you when >>>>>>you say that the engine "moves much too fast" and that it "could play much >>>>>>stronger" if it took more time. >>>>>> >>>>>>Johan sticks by his clock management algorithm, and told me many times that he >>>>>>feels that it is appropriate for The King. >>>>>> >>>>>>jm >>>>> >>>>>He may decide that the time management of today is the default option but give >>>>>the engine also options to play slower in the first moves by defining a >>>>>different personality(using time 100 is the default and using time when you >>>>>believe that you have twice the time that you really have can have parameter of >>>>>200). >>>>> >>>>>I do not think that chessmaster is going to lose on time with parameter 200 >>>>>because I doubt if there are cases when it is using more than half of the >>>>>remaining time for a single move. >>>>> >>>>>In any case it is possible to decide about limit in the personality(never use >>>>>more than x% of the remaining time for a move). >>>>> >>>>>Uri >>>> >>>> >>>>Hi Uri >>>> >>>>of what time parameter are you talking about? >>>>Where can i find it. Is it possible to set any time parameter by using the king >>>>with UCI? >>>> >>>>Greetings >>>> >>>>AS >>> >>>I am not talking about existing parameter. >>> >>>When I said to define a different personality I meant also to add a new >>>parameter for all the personalities of chessmaster that means to play slower or >>>to play faster. >>> >>>Uri >> >>We did discuss adding such a "time management" personality parameter for CM9000. >>We eventually decided against it for several reasons. At this point, if Johan >>wants to clarify, he can do so. > >We actually decided pretty immediately against it. :-) > >Looking back we may have discarded it too quickly, because I do agree with >others that the engine does play relatively fast early in the game. > >However, I do not agree with others that an agressive time schedule would make >the engine play *much* stronger. Saved time will be fed back and will be very >valuable when panic strikes or when the game goes beyond 40 moves. Used time on >the other hand can never be restored. > >... Johan Addup that playing faster then your computer opponent gives you an advantage in the permanent brain as it will narrow the time of your computer opponent. I am sure this is a consideration of yours to keep your fast time control as is. Ed
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