Author: Shaley
Date: 03:44:16 08/25/05
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On August 25, 2005 at 06:13:33, Mark Mason wrote: >I am currently playing various engine-engine matches on CB to test them out. >However,when I use Shredder 9 for blitz it plays very slowly and I am losing >games on time. > >It runs at about 180KN/s whereas Fritz, Fruit, Toga II etc run at about 500KN/s. > >I don't have fast hardware (Intel Celeron 2.0GHz with 512Mb RAM)so I know this >affects engine performance but I was wondering whether either of these would >help: > >a) Should I set different hash table size from 64Mb which I usually use for 5 >minute blitz ? > >b) would tweaking any of the engine parameter settings away from their defaults >speed the move rate up eg."Time Useage" or "Knowledge/Speed" > >I would be very grateful for any advice as I have purchased S9 and at the moment >am finding it disappointing compared to other engines. > >Many thanks > >Mark Marc, if it's a blitz match, I don't think a large hash table is necessary; 10-64MB would be pretty enough. Large hash tables are good only for long controls like 120'/40, etc. Alexander
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