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Subject: Re: EGTB problems

Author: Eugene Nalimov

Date: 15:47:05 09/12/99

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I beleive 32767 means "Incorrect position or no score". Obviously, something is
wrong in the way the probing code is attached - e.g. TB was not registered, etc.

Eugene

On September 12, 1999 at 18:23:06, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>On September 12, 1999 at 14:56:39, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I'm trying to use Eugenes EGTBs in my own chess engine and downloaded
>>the file tbgen.zip from Mr. Hyatts site.
>>
>>I have the following simple test position:
>>   4k3/8/4K1R1/8/8/8/8/8/ w - -
>>
>>   WK=E6, WR=G6, BK=E8, white to move
>>
>>Now this should be mate in 1 in my opinion. :) But when I probe EGTB I
>>get the value 32767. I tried it with similar positions and always got
>>the same value.
>>
>>I'm not sure whether it already fails during index-calculation or while
>>probing.
>
>AFAIK, that is the correct value for it to return.  As per the EPD(?)
>specifications, mate value should be 327.67 (I think).  Mate in 2 (3 ply) would
>return a score of 327.65, and so on.  Being mated in 1 (On the second ply)
>should return a score of (-)327.66, and so on.
>
>Someone please correct this if I'm wrong. :)  I haven't fully read the
>documentation, but it is what I understand from previous conversations, and from
>Crafty's handling of this.
>
>Jeremiah



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