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Subject: Re: Crafty and 4Q tablebases

Author: Peter Marko

Date: 09:50:21 09/23/99

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Thanks for your quick response, Robert. Regarding CD distribution of the 4Q
tablebases, I am more than willing to do it provided that

(1) All parties involved give me permission to do it; and
(2) I receive one copy of the tablebases on CDs.

I can burn the duplicate CDs and mail them to a few people on the World Team to
take that burden off the developers' shoulders.

Please keep me posted on your progress with integrating Crafty and the 6-piece
TBs.

Thanks,

Peter


On September 23, 1999 at 09:48:53, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On September 23, 1999 at 09:26:13, Peter Marko wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Guy Haworth has asked me to take the baton from him and organize making this
>>wonderful new tool available to the World Team in the Kasparov vs. The World
>>interactive game. At this point I am wondering about the following:
>>
>>1. It is my understanding that Crafty needs minor modifications before it could
>>be used with the new KQQKQQ tablebases. When will this happen? I saw Robert's
>>post in this thread about a new version of Crafty being readied last night (Sep
>>22).
>>
>
>there is a small glitch...  the IInitializeTb() function is returning 5, even
>when there are 6 piece files handy.  This would normally be innocent enough,
>but I use this number to tell me when to start probing... as a result, I never
>probe 6 piece files...  I have sent this to Eugene.  I have been busy on a
>SPEC problem and didn't have time to try to figure out how to make his code
>return 6 with the kqqkqq files are present...
>
>
>
>>2. Is there any change in Crafty's system requirements when one uses it with the
>>6-man tablebases?
>
>
>
>couple of megs more memory for the decompression indices...
>
>
>>
>>3. The tablebases are very large, and downloading them is not an option for most
>>users. Is there a chance of having them available on CDs?
>
>
>Anyone could do this...  But it is an investment in time to burn the things
>and distribute them...
>
>
>
>>
>>My plan is to announce the availability of Crafty and the four-Queen tablebases
>>on the World Team Strategy Bulletin Board
>>
>>http://bbs.msnbc.com/bbs/kasparov-team/index.asp
>>
>>after all the details have been worked out at this forum. I would like to have a
>>few chess computer enthusiasts to take on the challenge of installing the new
>>Crafty with the 6-man EGTBs and making them available to the World Team.
>>
>>Please advise as to the above questions on this board or via e-mail
>>(pmarko@netcom.ca).
>>
>>Thank you and best regards,
>>
>>Peter



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