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Subject: Re: QUESTION FOR A GUY / GIRL WITH ENORMOUS EXPERTISE !!

Author: George Speight

Date: 01:45:30 11/07/05

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On November 07, 2005 at 00:26:41, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 07, 2005 at 00:08:07, George Speight wrote:
>
>>
>>I set up 5 men endgame situations and then run Shredder 9 and Fritz 8 Bilbao
>>thru both. I am using 3,4 and 5 man tablebases. In each analysis line Shredder
>>will say TB=548, TB=118 and TB=362  Then i run Bilbao through the exact
>>analysis. In each of his analysis lines he will say TB=16, TB=18 and TB=124  .
>>Look at the difference in the numbers in each one and please tell me the
>>significance of the vast difference. Does it mean that Shredder is getting
>>better access to the bases, therefore having a theoretical advantage. Or does it
>>mean that Bilbao has more built in endgame knowledge and doesnt need that much.
>>Or am i way off in my thinking, and it has no significance whatever.  Please
>>help with this answer. Driving me crazy, and I dont have far to go.  Thanks in
>>advance, George
>
>It does not mean nothing.
>different engines have different search tree and it can cause the difference.
>tablebases hits slow the search so different engines have different rules when
>to probe the tablebases.
>
>rules to probe more may do the engine stronger because of more knowledge but
>also may do the engine weaker because of less speed so we simply know nothing
>about your questions.
>
>Uri
Thanks, Uri and thanksto Joost, also.   Regards, George



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