CCRL Discussion Board

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your support of the PAKserver, it has been a big success and i appreciates it very much.
The FTP server was a goal for 2007 and will continue for 2008, specializing in Endgame Tablebases and other chess items.
ftp://pakman.myftp.org User Name: chess Password: chess

For 2008 I have put up a website dedicated to engine vs engine chess.
Please have a look and make suggestions.
http://www.enginechess.com

Norm

Your "Engine Chess" is a great website with a lot of useful information about computer chess. What I like most is the opening book and playchess engine games sections. You and Spaghetti Chess are the only source for people who want to collect playchess engine games.
Keep up the good work!

---p

Hi phareast,

I will solve the space and bandwidth problem by the end of the month.
This will allow more content. I have 2006 playchess games to post.
I also have some books from very successful players that are not posted.
Plus ongoing projects, including person interviews, more computer configurations,
and have be asked for an overclocking section.
Currently I am working on a Forum for the engine vs engine player.
Thank You for using the Site.

Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

Hi Norm

Your Q6600 at 3.2 you mention on your site - is this on the ASUS P5N-E SLI motherboard ?

Hi Ray,

The motherboard is an older board, it is an ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi.
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?model ... =11&l3=307

I also have the same board without WiFi in a Dual Core Intel.
Both boards have been flawless. I would do considerable research if purchasing a board now.
I would definitely look at ASUS and Gigabyte.

Norm

Hi Norm,
I have a suggestion for your overclocking section: It would be great for newbies if you could include details like type of cpu, motherboard, memory, cooling, power supply and all the overclocked bios settings. It would be even better if you could have details of several different setups.

Thanks,
---p

phareast wrote:Hi Norm,
I have a suggestion for your overclocking section: It would be great for newbies if you could include details like type of cpu, motherboard, memory, cooling, power supply and all the overclocked bios settings. It would be even better if you could have details of several different setups.

Thanks,
---p

Links to overclocking site seems a sensible compromise - it is impossible for a site to have everything but more details on your setup would be good....

Shaun

Hi Norm,

I have downloaded both your Playchess database and the one from Spaghetti Chess - I assume there is a fair amount of overlap but unique games in both - just need to dedupe - I don't have the full Chessabase or ChessAssistant so if I remember correctly SCID will work...

Are there any other sources? I though there was but can't find one....

Thanks again for your great site!

Shaun

phareast wrote:Hi Norm,
I have a suggestion for your overclocking section: It would be great for newbies if you could include details like type of cpu, motherboard, memory, cooling, power supply and all the overclocked bios settings. It would be even better if you could have details of several different setups.

Thanks,
---p

Hi,

I will put the specifications of the PAKman computer on the site, along with the BIOS setting.
This is an older Q6600 B3 CPU and an older ASUS P5B Deluxe motherboard.

As far as other setups i will ask around playchess. Most players will not be so willing with their secrets.

Good Suggestion, Thanks
Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

Hi Shaun,

I am linking overclocking articles and sites to the section as I find them.
There are so many good sites I will create a reference list.

Remember Overclockers: Voltage is your friend and Heat is your enemy.

Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

ShaunBrewer wrote:Hi Norm,

I have downloaded both your Playchess database and the one from Spaghetti Chess - I assume there is a fair amount of overlap but unique games in both - just need to dedupe - I don't have the full Chessabase or ChessAssistant so if I remember correctly SCID will work...

Are there any other sources? I though there was but can't find one....

Thanks again for your great site!

Shaun

Hi Again Shaun,

I am always searching the Internet for current computer games for the site.
The picking are very thin for playchess games. Many players do not want to be kibitzed.
The key word here is current. I have over 2.5 million playchess games, but to little web space.
Currently I have 730MB of web space which will increase to 2.5GB at the end of the month.
I intend to put the 2006 playchess games on the site next month.

Spaghetti Chess is the best for playchess games.
The Richard Stickles game site was a big lost. I understand his problem concerning support
from the players because of the PAKman FTP site. Very Very Very few uploads coming in.

Well I just fell off my soapbox.
Have a successfully day searching for games.

Norm
http://www.enginechess.com
ftp://pakman.myftp.org (user name: chess ... password: chess)

PAKman wrote:Hi Shaun,

I am linking overclocking articles and sites to the section as I find them.
There are so many good sites I will create a reference list.

Remember Overclockers: Voltage is your friend and Heat is you enemy.

Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

I must admit to running very conservative with vcore, probably why I can only get 3.2ghz out of my G0's... the q6600 was a lot more mony than I had ever spent on a processor before...

A few years ago I was overclocking a AMD1700+ and got silly speeds but pushed it a little too far and could not get anywhere close after that....

Shaun

Hi Shaun,

My personal computer specifications are now posted on the site.

Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

Hi Norm,

are you running the memory 1:1 and if so have you tried tighter timings?

I have 2 Q6600 G0 boxes here is the screenshot from one - now running 44412 I had not tightened the timings as I was checking CPU stability first...

As you can see I am playing safe with the vcore...

Shaun

P.S. I love the EASYtune you can try the settings in windows and once happy update the BIOS...

Hi Shaun,

Great Post.

Thank You
Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

PAKman: my name is Ty, and I have just joined this discussion board. Several posts have mentioned that you have a nalimov endgame tablebase generator on your ftp site, but I can't find it. Is it still there? If so, under what name?

If you could direct me, I would be very glad.

Thanks,

ty

Hi Ty,

The generator was for 2-5 man tablebases and has been removed.
It was reported to be corrupt, and I did not have a replacement.
If anyone wants to upload a tablebase generator, please make a folder under opening books.

Thanks, Sorry I can't help at this time.
Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

Hi Everyone,
The new website http://www.enginechess.com is alive and healthy, Thank You.

Whats New on the Site (Last 30 Days)

02-20-2008 ... Endgame Tablebases: 5 Man EGTB available at Higher Speed than PAKserver

These Tablebases have been upload to RapidShare.Com. Free Download for any file under 100MB. To download any file over 100MB you must be a Premium User. For these files you can join for One (1) month or download them from ftp://chess:chess@pakman.myftp.org/

02-16-2008 ... Endgame Tablebases: 4 Man EGTB available at Higher Speed than PAKserver

02-15-2008 ... Endgame Tablebases: 3 Man EGTB available at Higher Speed than PAKserver

02-09-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 2004-2003-2002 Games are Available by ECO Codes

02-09-2008 ... Computer Systems: Deep Fritz 10 Kilo Nodes Per Second and Relative Speed

02-08-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 2005 Games are Available by ECO Codes

02-07-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 2006 Games are Available at FASTER DOWNLOAD

02-05-2008 ... Computer Parts Reviews: Updated

02-04-2008 ... Computer Systems: Updated ($1294 Overclockable Intel Quad Chess Computer)

02-04-2008 ... Computer Systems: Updated ($999 Intel Quad Chess Computer)

02-03-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 70.000 games from 2008-01

02-02-2008 ... Computer Systems: Updated ($6300 Intel 8-Way Chess Computer)

01-31-2008 ... Free Chess Engines: Links Fixed

01-30-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 2006 Playchess Games Added

01-30-2008 ... Engine Tournaments: Updated

01-29-2008 ... Freestyle Chess: Updated ( Advice by Nelson Hernandez )

01-29-2008 ... Overclocking Section: Reduced some Voltages on PAKman Computer

01-28-2008 ... Other Engine Games: Quad Games Updated

01-24-2008 ... Overclocking: Updated

01-23-2008 ... Renamed Section: Computer How To is Now Overclocking

01-22-2008 ... New Section: FORUM
01-18-2008 ... New Section: People in Computer Chess[/b]

Can an ftp from your main (free) site be interrupted and picked up later? I am currently looking at a quote of 101hr downloard time (for KRBKNN) which is not practicable in one session.
g

guyhaw wrote:Can an ftp from your main (free) site be interrupted and picked up later? I am currently looking at a quote of 101hr downloard time (for KRBKNN) which is not practicable in one session.
g

With any good ftp client, It's possible to resume interrupted downloads, provided the server supports it. And I think the Pakman site does. But I found it difficult to get connected.

I recommend the FileZilla FTP client. You can resume downloads.

ftp://chess:chess@pakman.mftp.org

Norm

Hi Everyone,

Well the website is 2 months old and has over 5500 visits
Thank You
Norm
http://www.enginechess.com

Whats New on the Site (Last 30 Days)

03-04-2008 ... Opening Books: Tour Book 14.1e by Kevin Frayer / Frayer (Dated 03-03-2008)

03-04-2008 ... Opening Books: Takker Book by William "Bill" Fuller (Dated 02-08-2008)

03-02-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: Updated -- 02-2008 Games from Spaghetti Chess

03-02-2008 ... Other Engine Games: Updated -- Quad CPU Games

02-23-2008 ... Computer Systems Updated: Fritz 9 Benchmarks and USB Stick Access Times

02-23-2008 ... New Section: Where to Buy ( Emails needed of your best parts experiences )

02-23-2008 ... New Section: This is PAKman and Friends

02-22-2008 ... Forum: Greats Jokes added What your Best Joke? (Keep it Clean Please)

02-21-2008 ... Computer Systems: Building an Affordable "Skulltrail" System

02-20-2008 ... Endgame Tablebases: 5 Man EGTB available at Higher Speed than PAKserver

These Tablebases have been upload to RapidShare.Com. Free Download for any file under 100MB. To download any file over 100MB you must be a Premium User. For these files you can join for One (1) month or download them from ftp://chess:chess@pakman.myftp.org/

02-16-2008 ... Endgame Tablebases: 4 Man EGTB available at Higher Speed than PAKserver

02-15-2008 ... Endgame Tablebases: 3 Man EGTB available at Higher Speed than PAKserver

02-09-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 2004-2003-2002 Games are Available by ECO Codes

02-09-2008 ... Computer Systems: Deep Fritz 10 Kilo Nodes Per Second and Relative Speed

02-08-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 2005 Games are Available by ECO Codes

02-07-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 2006 Games are Available at FASTER DOWNLOAD

02-05-2008 ... Computer Parts Reviews: Updated

02-04-2008 ... Computer Systems: Updated ($1294 Overclockable Intel Quad Chess Computer)

02-04-2008 ... Computer Systems: Updated ($999 Intel Quad Chess Computer)

02-03-2008 ... Playchess Engine Games: 70.000 games from 2008-01