Author: Jim Gibson
Date: 02:29:09 01/21/04
I hooked an engine up to an internet server for the first time last night - Playchess.com - my pc is old and weak and results went as expected, but that's not the issue. I noticed that in all of it's games, Hiarcs 9 used up between a quarter and a third of its time in making the first 6-8 moves. This happened in 5 min or 60 min games and the opponents would be making moves instantly. In the longer games it was taking 3 and 4 minutes for each of its first 3 or 4 moves - including the first move! I was sat there like a lemon wondering if something wasn't properly set up... Why would it do this? And before you ask, yes, it was using an opening book. I'm obviously doing something wrong - but what?
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