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Subject: Re: Results of Pro Deo [Time Control] parameter

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 00:08:41 09/15/04

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On September 14, 2004 at 22:54:28, Albert Silver wrote:

>I ran a 3rd Nunn 2 match against List 5.12 in order to get more results on the
>[Time Control = 125] compared to Pro Deo's default settings.
>
>Conditions: Athlon 2400XP+, Nunn 2 set, all learning off, ponder off, 5min + 3s:
>
>List 5.12
>---------
>
>Default (without TC=125) :  22 - 18  (+4)
>With [Time Control = 125]:  21.5 - 18.5  (+3)
>
>Ruffian 1.05
>------------
>
>Default (without TC=125) :  16 - 24   (-8)
>With [Time Control = 125]:  20.5 - 19.5 (+1)
>
>Aristarch 4.5
>-------------
>
>Default (without TC=125) :  21.5 - 18.5  (+3)
>With [Time Control = 125]:  22.5 - 17.5  (+5)
>
>It is still impossible to say whether the overall better results would extend
>with further testing, but it does suggest that the function should be thoroughly
>tested.
>
>One curiosity appeared in the match forcing me to manually edit the result: the
>Arena GUI was set to resign if both opponents reach a score of -9.0, well due to
>a certain blindness by BOTH opponents (though no one resigned) the following
>position came up:
>
>[D]8/6kP/8/8/8/2p1K3/2B5/8 w - - 0 81
>
>And both List 5.12 and Pro Deo (as white) thought white was dead won, and gave
>+10 scores for white. The GUI kicked in and declared Pro Deo the winner. I set
>this to a draw of course.

It's a bug in the bad-bishop (KBPK) code, I am aware of the bug since a year or
10, I can't find it :(

It's hash table related, when you turn off the hash table everything is fine
with bad-bishop situations.

There is a cure for the problem using the MISC_71 switch, however I don't trust
this switch either.

In the meantine the mystery remains....

My best,

Ed



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