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Subject: Re: new ChestUCI-Ver.2.8 (2 interesting enhancements)

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 09:37:33 11/15/03

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On November 15, 2003 at 10:56:31, F. Huber wrote:

>Hi Chest-friends!
>
>Although I was rather sure, that I´ve reached the end of my ChestUCI
>development,
>in the last week I had two interesting ideas of further improvements, which I
>now have implemented and want to be available to other Chest users too:
>
>1) now whenever Chest has found a solution, ChestUCI immediately shows the key
>mo
>ve,
>while Chest is going on to search for possible further solutions!
>So you can see earlier, if (and when) a solution is found, and the result is
>bett
>er
>comparable with other programs.
>(Also, if this solution or key move would be enough information, you can stop
>the
>whole calculation at this time)
>
>2) there´s now a new engine option ´AllSolutions´: (set to ON by default)
>If you switch OFF this option, Chest only searches for the FIRST solution of a
>pr
>oblem,
>displays it and then stops immediately!
>This can reduce the complete calculation process dramatically, if you are either
>interested only in ANY solution, or you know for sure that only ONE solution
>exis
>ts.
>
>So I hope, that I didn´t promise too much - at least _I_ find these 2 features
>very practically. ;-)
>
>This new ChestUCI-Ver.2.8 is downloadable (as usual) from Alex´ UCI-homepage:
>http://www.uciengines.de/UCI-Engines/Chest/chest.html
>
>My best wishes to all chess friends,
>Franz.

Excellent enhancements ..thanks



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