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Subject: Re: Nimzo 7.32 and "TB depth" setting

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:17:40 09/27/99

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On September 27, 1999 at 04:00:15, Shep wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>can anyone enlighten me as to how exactly the "TB depth" setting influences
>Nimzo's play?
>I cannot seem to find any documentation about it (the CD contains only a Fritz
>PDF manual with no mention of Nimzo and some .doc files I cannot read, not
>having Word).
>
>I noticed that turning it up all the way to 20 significantly increases the
>number of TB hits even in positions I never got any TB access in before.
>
>---
>Shep


It probably gives the max depth at which TB probes can be done.  Setting it
deeper will slow the search down in endgame positions, setting it too shallow
will greatly reduce EGTB usage and effectiveness.  I think it makes more sense
for the program to set this limit itself, personally...



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