Author: Graham Banks
Date: 10:22:35 03/17/04
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On March 17, 2004 at 12:35:08, John Merlino wrote: > >It's really a question of how you decide if these custom settings are "better" >or not. Under the parameters of the tests (which typically involve a specific >time control on specific hardware), almost invariably the custom settings >perform better than the default. I don't think people would be posting their >results if they were not noticeably better than the default under the same >situation. > >But, most of the time, these new settings perform no better than (or sometimes >even worse) than the default settings on significantly different hardware with >significantly different time controls (tournament vs. blitz, for example). So >that is why most of these new settings come with caveats that make it clear that >the settings are only for certain situations. > >The default settings are designed to be as good as possible for the hugely >divergent hardware and gaming requirements of the hundreds of thousands of >Chessmaster users. Obviously, then, there must be some way to make minor (or >even significant) improvements if all you are concerned about is maximizing the >strength of the engine on YOUR computer and with YOUR favorite time control. Hi John, I'm well aware of what you're pointing out. However, it's highly unlikely that the default settings are the very best even taking such considerations into account. > >jm
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