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I have downloaded the missing TB so now have the complete set, although md5sum shows them ALL as failed? I installed them in the Shredder GUI and tested them on a couple of positions both found the mate from the TB (checked the result against the online version and it was correct). The mates were n...

Hi Kirill,

can't run Wilhelm even after unpacking the CAB Shaun

I have downloaded the missing TB so now have the complete set, although md5sum shows them ALL as failed? I installed them in the Shredder GUI and tested them on a couple of positions both found the mate from the TB (checked the result against the online version and it was correct). The mates were no...

Okay I have md5sum running not sure if it working or at least I hope it is not!!!

It has highlighted that I seem to have 1 file missing, however is fails all the files I have downloaded???

I will test them on a position later any other thoughts?

Shaun

Wilhelm does not seem to run on Vista 64-bit not really sure as all the messages were in German....

I need to look for an alternate md5sum.exe or find what dlls are missing as it will not run...

Will try later unfortunately I really do not have time to sort this at the moment.

Shaun

Okay using md5sum looks time consuming its going to take a while to even read the instructions: http://horizonchess.com/FAQ/Winboard/md5.html Looks like Wilhelm is what I need (download link broken). Does anyone have the latest version - freeeware so no legal reasons not to attach here, from Kirill'...

What is the easiest way to verify the 6 men TB's? Run the md5sum against the md5 files from the EGTB sharing page . Direct links to the md5 files: all-42.md5 all-33.md5 all-42p.md5 all-33p.md5 Kirill, sorry I know I am being lazy and could find the answer with a bit of searching.... but can you poi...

I think I have all the 6 men TB's - and should be able to start loading them up on 1.5TB drives for mailing :) However I have very little time at the moment to search about so I am going to be lazy and ask here: What is the easiest way to verify the 6 men TB's? Thanks Shaun P.S. Once we have a few c...

Well so far I have not had any complaints from my ISP. The ISP contracts in the UK(and I am sure everywhere else too) vary tremendously, some are unlimited (but with the right to decide what is reasonable) others specify a cap. I currently have 3 ISPs :shock:, cable 10Mb/s max download speed / unlim...

Since my broadband was upgraded I have started downloading the 6-men in anger. 1 month ago I had 60gb's worth and that had taken me months over a few years. Now in a few weeks I have 695GB. By the end of August I should have the complete 6-men assuming my ISP does not close my account - I am way bey...

WINE = Wine Is Not an Emulator There should be no performance penalty with WINE at all From WineHQ: Windows programs running in Wine act as native programs would, running without the performance or memory usage penalties of an emulator, with a similar look and feel to other applications on your des...

govert wrote: How do you handle the fact that there are multiple windows compiles out there with different optimizations? Does the CCRL team choose a specific binary that all testers use?

Yes - typically the same compile version is used.

Would CCRL accept games played on linux? I guess I would run Crafty 19.17 BH through wine to get the correct time settings... /Martin Hi Martin, I am not familiar with wine - however I would expect a slow down due to an emulator but saying that I seem to remember people reporting no slow down? The ...

An alternate download location for the Scorpio bitbases

link

Shaun

P.S. Toga uses these too

Hi ChessKnight,

There is a Toga developers forum here, new versions should be available there first and also it is a good place to ask questions. There is also going to be a FAQ soon.

Please read the Registration instructions.

All the best

Shaun

It is interesting to note that if you look here you can see relative performance for each pairing and playing weaker engines does not seem to hurt Rybkas rating (I have seen it mentioned before that playing a much weaker opponent can result in a poor performance for the stronger engine).

Shaun

SanChess wrote:Thanks, gentlemen.

I managed to have the Gauntlet running following your suggestions.

Cheers.

I don't have the Fritz GUI available on this machine... But from memory. The Engine must be configued in the GUI New Tournament The engine to play all others is added first (EDIT 'C' in your example). Add the engines to play Select the Gauntlet radio button and off you go I will check my comments ag...

If you load the engine does it play fine?

Do other gauntlets run fine?

If you could post the steps you are trying or attach a couple of screenshots it might help show where the problem is.

Shaun

RAR was best using the max setting, ZIP was close using max setting. With 4 piece tablebases, is one thing, but as the tablebases get larger the issues of complexity in the blocks means its tricky to compress them optimally. Try 7-Zip I find this compresses better than RAR and WinZip for everything...

Link fixed...

Shaun

Would a difference in hash table size account for the different PVs on the first non-book move? It can, to see this try changing the hash size and I am fairly confident you will see different PV's Shaun for example 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 Nf6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c4...

Hi Carl, sorry only just had a chance to look at this... and Harald thank you for your initial reply. One thing to add the Haralds information - the hash size will also effect the pv. I can't check now but I suspect that the hash size was 256mb or it could possibly have been 128mb. Looking at you an...

A single dual-layer DVD would be cheaper and faster than any USB key would ever dream of. My comments above regarding flash are out of date there are much faster flash drives now and I ran some experiments here: http://kirill-kryukov.com/chess/discussion-board/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2753 I would b...

Robert, it sounds like you have some commercial engines which would require their own GUI and if purchased would come as a package. Beware downloading engines from dubious sites as viruses are frequently included and it is often not clear which engines are free and which are pirated ! I would sugges...