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Subject: Re: Ktulu & Tablebases

Author: Steve Maughan

Date: 12:34:10 04/14/05

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Peter,

OK I agree - if an engine has little or no endgame knowledge then tablebases
will have a >30 ELO impact.  However for engines with a decent amount of endgame
knowledge (e.g. all king and minor piece mates and square of pawns rule) I doubt
that it will have a significant impact on playing strength.

Steve


>On April 14, 2005 at 11:52:21, Steve Maughan wrote:
>
>>Ted,
>>
>>It would seem to not use tablebases but IMO tablebases (even 5 piece) only add
>>30 ELO at most - not a big deal.
>
>Not true. This totally depends on the engine.
>
>If the engine has major endgame knowledge, then the tablebases are not that
>important. The same for the reverse. The lack of endgame knowledge will make the
>tablebases even more important.
>
>Peter



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