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Subject: Re: Deleting the Rebel book got the same problem

Author: Christopher Morgan

Date: 11:30:52 08/05/04

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On August 04, 2004 at 09:31:49, Albert Silver wrote:

>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.
>
>No, the issue is something else. I tried to run a Nunn match in the Fritz GUI,
>after having already installed and used Pro Deo without a hitch in it, but when
>I disabled the books for the match, Rebel would insistently use its own book.
>Obviously the point of both Nunn sets (strangely, I notice everyone only using
>Nunn2 as if it were an upgrade, but it's not, it's a different set), is to test
>without book influence, so if it's reading its book, the test is pointless.
>Since I didn't really care much for the small book that came with it, I just
>went to the Books directory and deleted the two files. Afetr this, I got the
>exact same problems he is describing, and even when I restored the books, the
>problem remained.

I, too, have tried deleting the files in the book folder and get same result. Do
we know if Rebel can use Chessbase books, ctg files?

Chris

>
>                                       Albert
>
>>
>>
>>>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



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