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Subject: Re: param.txt

Author: Tony Hedlund

Date: 03:54:20 06/15/05

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On June 14, 2005 at 12:40:21, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On June 14, 2005 at 10:02:22, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>
>>On June 14, 2005 at 06:50:29, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>
>>>On June 14, 2005 at 05:58:55, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi Tony,
>>>
>>>2 comments:
>>>
>>>>Move no.     : 173
>>>>Minimum Time : 00:02:36
>>>>Average Time : 00:05:12 (178)
>>>>Maximum Time : 00:14:50
>>>>Spare time   : 00:17:52
>>>
>>>First of all be careful not to cross the 160 moves limit, see the FAQ page.
>>>
>>>http://members.home.nl/matador/faq.htm
>>
>>There you state: "For ChessBase this means: Move Limit = 240".
>
>The ChessBase Boys have their own strange definition of "Move Limit". First of
>all the parameter doesn't mean "moves" but plies, so 240/2=120 moves. And
>secondly it will not stop a game at move 120 but 120 played moves by the engine.
>So when you have 25 bookmoves it will stop a game at move 145, when you have 8
>bookmoves it will terminate the game at move 128.

How do I set the move limit in CB-GUI? And what value shall I use?

Tony

>>You should perhaps add to the faq that one can't run Pro Deo 1.1 winboard using
>>Arena 1.1.
>
>Is that a fact?
>
>Ed



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