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Subject: Re: Bug in Crafty 16.13, If so, is there a Patch?

Author: Ralf Elvsén

Date: 07:44:06 09/03/99

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On September 03, 1999 at 06:15:01, Ralf Elvsén wrote:

>On September 03, 1999 at 03:02:44, Terry Ripple wrote:
>
>>I've been using Crafty's 16.13 version from the Chessbase Site and so far i
>>didn't experience a problem, but what is the problem i'am looking for, and what
>>can i do to fix the problem if any exist? I recently received an email from a
>>ccc member who said that he read from a post on here that states there is some
>>sort of bug in this version!
>> If so, would it be easier to just download the Crafty 16.16 version and would
>>it be possible to install it in my engine's folder of Hiarcs or Fritz's inter-
>>face like the 16.13 version from Chessbase?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any information,
>>Terry Ripple
>
>Hi Terry
>
>I can't give you the precise nature of the problem, but it
>hang the program in some situation where EGTB were involved.
>I used the program as a Winboard engine, I assume the bug
>is existent in the ChessBase-version as well.
>
>It seems it occurs infrequently enough to not be noticed
>by most people. I don't know, it was the first thing that happened
>to me when I used 16.13 and since then I wont touch it :)
>
>If you don't have any problems, just continue.
>
>Ralf

I just checked... The very position that caused a crash in 16.13
as Winboard engine without EGTB:s, seems to work fine under
ChessBase interface with 4-man EGTB:s. Looks like I have avoided
this for no reason :(

Ralf



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