Author: Mike Hood
Date: 01:07:31 12/12/05
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On December 12, 2005 at 03:57:56, GuyHaworth wrote: > >It's logical to split wtm and btm: only one file is needed at a time, and a >given position need not have both wtm and btm options. > >The wtm and btm position-sets are rarely if ever the same size when the endgame >is not symmetrical (e.g. KQKQ), and the effects of file-compression are >different too. > >g Tablebase access programs mirror Black and White if necessary. That means that if White has King/Rook and Black has King/Rook/Pawn, on Black's move the tablebase krpkr.NBW.emd is used. This also means that in the case of a King/Queen vs King/Queen endgame, the file kqkq.NBB.emd is never used.
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