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Subject: Re: Need help with Pro Deo in Chessbase - Depth 1? etc.

Author: Christopher Morgan

Date: 11:26:53 08/05/04

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On August 04, 2004 at 02:56:59, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On August 03, 2004 at 22:19:09, Christopher Morgan wrote:
>
>>Need help with Pro Deo in Chessbase - Depth 1?
>>
>>I installed Pro Deo (Rebel) yesterday in S8 GUI (Chessbase) as a UCI engine from
>>the Pro Deo folder and in Chessbase Gui - not using the setup file in Pro Deo -
>>and it ran fine yesterday, this after I changed hash parameter to w8, 200MB.  I
>>ran an engine match with S8 using Rebel 2 as personality and all was fine, using
>>no book for Rebel - it used its own book.
>>
>>Today I changed hash to w9, 400MB and set up a different engine match with J8,
>>longer time controls and Nunn 2 book, .ctg file for both J8 and Rebel.  Match
>>started and when it was Rebel’s time to move all I got was depth 1.  In main
>>window, Rebel would analyze fine in infinite analysis up to depth 15 plus.
>>Again same problem with engine match.
>
>Chris,
>
>The hash table is too big for an eng-eng match, don't forget the opponent has
>its own hash table too, together they exceed your physical RAM, I am assuming
>you have 512Mb.
>
>
>>I deleted all rebel files, unzipped, re-installed a couple of times and same
>>problem.   Now in the main window all I get is depth 1 for infinite analysis,
>>and it won’t let me re-install Rebel.  There seems no way to uninstall a UCI
>>engine in CB and I’m guessing something remains in the GUI that is screwing
>>things up even more than initially.
>
>There is no need, just make sure the 2 hash table sizes don't exceed your
>physical RAM minus 100 Mb. In your case put Pro Deo back to 200 Mb.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Ed

Thanks for the suggestion, Ed.  In the Chessbase S8 GUI for engine matches you
can check a box for permenaent brain, or leave it unchecked.   When unchecked,
it's commonly referred to here as "ponder off" meaning that the engine thinks on
its own time only.  I left the box unchecked, thus only 400MB is used by an
engine at any one time.  I have 768MB RAM so should be no problem. This is the
same as many other engine matches/tournaments I have run.

I worked several hours, installing, un-installing, both Pro Deo and Shredder 8,
and most I can get is Rebel in infinite analysis analyzing just fine up to depth
15+.  When I try the engine match all I get is depth 1, or not even that.  What
makes this particularly frustrating is that it worked just fine a few days ago,
and is obviously working for others here.  I'll keep at it though.

Chris



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