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thanks for the explanation! I'm new to the techniques of building / tuning engines -- i'm a programmer but i do not create any engine yet, however i gather and test many (Linux) engines. Eg. i stumbled upon "Rodent IV", the final version (because the author recently declared the project is...

i'm new here and i wonder .. eg. are fixed starting positions used like TCEC has ? I see none in the 7z PGNs ..

is this still active ? For Linux i managed to compile the github Livius binary, but how to "menu / File / Connect" ? I have to set Server / URL / Port / Alias, but the Server dropdown list is empty and how can I get the URL ?

i see many UCI options are possible .. do test positions exist for tuning these parameter ? Some other engines also have such many parameters and default values, i never understood how to use them ..