Author: Mike Hood
Date: 10:03:26 11/28/04
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On November 28, 2004 at 10:03:47, Helmut Conrady wrote: >On November 28, 2004 at 09:19:19, Mike Hood wrote: > >>What is the newest tablebase engine (Tablebase.eng) for use with the Chessbase >>GUI? The one I'm using doesn't have a version number, but it's 161,280 bytes >>large. >> >>If this isn't the newest version, where can I get an update? > >AFAIK there is no possibility of download. IMHO there is no need for an update. >Any problems with this "engine" so far? > >Helmut Hi Helmut. I answered this question when you replied to my original post. My version of Tablebase.eng (which was included with Hiarcs 9) does not recognize 6-man multi-part tablebases. It only recognizes single part 6-man tablebases. On the other hand, the file TBAccess.dll allows Hiarcs, Shredder and Fritz to access multi-part tablebases during probing. The problem that I have with the Tablebase engine is that it is not automatically activated when a 6-man position is reached for which a tablebase is activated. The Chessbase GUI leaves the "normal" chess engine activated, letting it make one move before querying the tablebase with TBAccess.dll. No tablebase lookup is made for the position on the board. Mike
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