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Subject: Re: Pro Deo question for Ed Schroder

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 08:35:00 08/03/04

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On August 03, 2004 at 10:38:45, David Dahlem wrote:

>Hi Ed
>
>In the readme for Pro Deo 1.0, there is this info regarding maximum moves:
>
>Known Problems
>==============
>
>. When you are playing eng-eng matches or auto232 make sure you limit
>  the maximum number of moves else PRO DEO might play funny moves or
>  worse crash. For ChessBase this means: Move Limit = 240
>               For LokaSoft: Max Moves in Game = 160
>==============
>
>Do you know the maximum number of moves for the Arena GUI?
>
>The only place i found in Arena for setting max moves is under
>"Tournament/Options" with this dialog:
>
>Adjucate a draw when ??? moves played

>I set this to 160 as a precaution, but would rather have a higher number if
>possible. I haven't had any long games by Pro Deo yet, but a crash while running
>overnight might cause problems. :-)

160 is fine, actually best.

Arena should offer a maximum number of moves option and leave the game
undecided.

Ed



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