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Subject: Re: Probably stupid tablebase question

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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