Author: David Dahlem
Date: 08:53:44 08/03/04
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On August 03, 2004 at 11:35:00, Ed Schröder wrote: >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 I suppose, if an accurate game result was important, it would be possible to load the pgn of any game that ended in this manner, and continue the game in demo mode. Would Pro Deo have a problem with this, in other words, starting at move 160 and continuing until completion? Regards Dave
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