Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 14:36:24 09/12/04
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On September 12, 2004 at 13:37:45, Dave Kuntzsch wrote: >On September 12, 2004 at 05:46:21, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On September 11, 2004 at 23:12:46, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>One of the common seen comments on Pro Deo is that it is a poor blitz player. >>>I've seen this comment in several Computer Chess forums. However, one can't help >>>but notice how unusually quickly it plays compared to the time it has alloted, >>>no matter what the time control. At the Pro Deo parameter page >>>(http://members.home.nl/matador/engine.htm) there is a switch that allows one to >>>have Pro Deo play faster or slower on average: >>> >>>[Time Control ? 125] * 125 >>>[Time Control Status ? PB ONLY] * ALWAYS|PB ONLY >>> >>>(to activate, one must replace the '?' with '=') >>> >>>I ran 2 blitz matches using the Nunn 2 set with Pro Deo playing against Ruffian >>>1.05 at 5 mins + 3 sec increment, in one set using the default settings >>>(September 1st) and in the other using the time control parameter. The only >>>other change I made was to turn off all learning (position, engine, book) so as >>>to be sure the conditions were identical. It's not conclusive but it is very >>>interesting, as 80 games were played in all. >>> >>>Conditions: Athlon 2400XP+, 32 MB hash, Arena 1.08 GUI, pondering off. >>> >>>Without Time Control setting: Pro Deo lost 16 - 24 to Ruffian 1.05 >>> >>>With the Time Control setting (at 125): Pro Deo *won* 20.5 - 19.5 >>> >>> Albert >> >> >>Let me clarify. >> >>[Time Control = 125] * 125 >>[Time Control Status = PB ONLY] * ALWAYS|PB ONLY >> >>First of all "PB ONLY" stands for "Permanent Brain Only". Meaning that the 25% >>increase of time management is only active when using the Permanent Brain (PB). >>If you want the option to be active in (say) regular eng-eng matches where the >>PB is off by default then set the switch to ALWAYS. >> >>I don't know how you have tested but if the 2 matches were without PB you have >>played with indentical settings. >> >>The switch is there because I think that increasing the time control works when >>the PB is active and doesn't work very well when it is not. >> >>As you see testing is hell. >> >>My best, >> >>Ed >For clarification: Are you saying that if we want [Time Control = 125] to work >for eng-eng matches, we must specify [Time Control Status = PB ONLY]? Or is it >the other way around: [Time Control Status = ALWAYS]? It's not a matter of eng-eng, it's a matter of the PB being active or not. For instance, if you are playing an eng-eng match on a single PC (not a dual) you will need to set the ALWAYS option, else the [Time Control] parameter is not active at all. My best, Ed
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