Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:04:46 08/19/99
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On August 19, 1999 at 00:09:58, Pete R. wrote: >On August 18, 1999 at 21:10:08, Pete Galati wrote: > >>On August 18, 1999 at 20:35:00, Pete R. wrote: >> >>>I have a position as follows: white has king and rook, black has king knight and >>>pawn. I have the knpkr tablebase files. When it's black to move, the tablebase >>>returns the value instantly. However when it's white to move the program thinks >>>while doing tablebase hits, presumably on the 4 man set. Evidently I don't >>>understand tablebase files, so could someone explain to me what's going on here? >>>Knpkr only applies to white having knp?? >> >>I don't use tablebases because they take up allot of space, but do you have both >>colors of the tablebase? > >Yes, I have knpkr.nbb.emd and knpkr.nbw.emd. If you have the tablebase files and you are going to lose from a given position crafty continues to hunt for an escape (though there is none). I don't know if it is a bug or what, but I have definitely seen that behavior. If you have a winning position or drawn position, the answer will return instantly.
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