Author: Gilles Garrigues
Date: 01:19:14 12/01/04
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On November 29, 2004 at 16:36:02, Mike Hood wrote: >On November 28, 2004 at 13:08:56, Mike Hood wrote: > >>On November 28, 2004 at 12:41:56, David H. McClain 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? >>> >>>Mike, >>> >>>If I understand correctly, Manfred's is the latest. It allows S 8 to read 6 >>>EGTBs whereas S 7.04 could not. >>> >>>This is not a free downloadable upgrade. It's part of the paid package with S >>>8. DHM >> >>I'm using the tablebase engine packaged with Hiarcs 9, since it's the newest >>program that I have. I installed Shredder 8 first, then Hiarcs on top of it, >>deliberately overwriting the "older" engines. I'll go back and re-install >>Shredder 8, and I'll post a new message if that solves the problem. > >Okay, David. I just re-installed Shredder 8, and my "problem" is fixed. The >version of Tablebase.eng packaged with Shredder 8 can read multi-part >tablebases, whereas the version packaged with Hiarcs 9 can't. > >The Shredder 8 version probably isn't the newest, judging by the posts made by >Manfred and Jeroen in this thread. The new version is MUCH larger, and it has a >version number. Does anyone reading this message know what changes have been >made to the new Tablebase.eng to justify it being four times as big as the >previous version? My tablebase.eng is 520ko big. It was installed "automatically" with the Turbo Endgames DVD of ChessBase (5 DVD's with all the 3-4-5P tablebases + a few 6P). Works great under CB9 for manual analyzing of 6P endgames. My favorite being R+2P vs R. It is funny (enjoyable ?)to see all the mistakes made in recent GM games. I do not believe the Shredder8/... can access automatically the 6P bases while pondering on a move during a game. What is the point anyway since only a fraction of the 6P bases are available and you would need a huge HD to store them ?
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