Author: Uri Blass
Date: 07:30:17 01/25/06
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On January 25, 2006 at 09:40:27, Kolss wrote:
>On January 25, 2006 at 07:54:26, Kolss wrote:
>
>>On January 25, 2006 at 07:47:24, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On January 25, 2006 at 07:21:41, Kolss wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 25, 2006 at 06:01:18, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>I prefer to use winboard for that reason but unfortunately winboard does not
>>>support unequal time control(latest version support unequal time control when
>>>white get more time but I want unequal time control when one engine get more
>>>time.
>>>
>>>I can play 2 matches one with white get more time and one with black get more
>>>time but it means that I have limited computer time for testing and I do not
>>>like to spend time for irrelevant testing.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>
>>I know this is a really ugly way, but what should (theoretically) always work is
>>to hard-code a (shorter) time control in your engine and play a match under the
>>time control that you want for the other engine. E.g., if you want to play 5'
>>vs. 60', you hard-code in your engine that the actual time is the time that is
>>sent by the GUI minus 55', and then you play a match with 60' time control. It
>>becomes a bit more complicated with increments and / or different stages for the
>>time control ("tournament time control"), but must be possible, too...
>>
>>Sorry I don't have a better suggestion.
>>
>>Munjong.
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I just tried out in Chessbase (older GUI though), and there is an option in
>"Engine Matches" ("Enginezweikampf") to give a time bonus to one (or both)
>engine(s) below the book selection button (in German: "Zeitaufschlag (%)", don't
>know what it is in English). It works perfectly - if you give one engine 100 %
>additionally, it gets twice as much as stated in the time control. Again, no
>clue if it works for other time controls than blitz...
>
>Best regards - Munjong.
I remember that in older version of chessbase gui it worked partly in the past(I
could give one engine 200% more time but not more than it) but unfortunately it
seems that I downloaded a downgrade from chessbase site so today it does not
work correctly(it works correctly only in half of the games)
Uri
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