GNUChess: Dann, Pete HELP !

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hello Dann, Hello Pete !
I working 2 hours with the configuration from GNUChess 5.0.
My problem is the adjustable hashtables !
OK, when I start Gnuchess in the text mode I can adjustable the hashtables with the command hashsize !
1.500.000 = 32 MB 1.045.676 slots, transposition table 32.768k and 2.041k pawn hash table !
When I startet without the parameter hashsize = x (n) Gnuchess use ...
2.048k transpostion table and 2.041k pawn hash table !
This is good !
But we can I adjustable the hashtables under WinBoard ?
Here I see the parameter xboard for play under WinBoard !
And when I startet with ...
\"GnuChess5 xboard hashsize 1500000\" /sd=d:\\WinBoard\\GnuChess
Gnuchess play with 2.048k transpostion table and 2.041k pawn hash table (
I make this with ...
-hashsize 1500000
/hashsize 1500000
/please running 1500000
and and and, not better result
I have not more further ideas, I mean the readme text and I
Dann, Pete can you help me ?
Kind regards
Frank

[Pete Galati]

Hello Dann, Hello Pete !
I working 2 hours with the configuration from GNUChess 5.0.
My problem is the adjustable hashtables !
OK, when I start Gnuchess in the text mode I can adjustable the hashtables with the command hashsize !
1.500.000 = 32 MB 1.045.676 slots, transposition table 32.768k and 2.041k pawn hash table !
When I startet without the parameter hashsize = x (n) Gnuchess use ...
2.048k transpostion table and 2.041k pawn hash table !
This is good !
But we can I adjustable the hashtables under WinBoard ?
Here I see the parameter xboard for play under WinBoard !
And when I startet with ...
\"GnuChess5 xboard hashsize 1500000\" /sd=d:\\WinBoard\\GnuChess
Gnuchess play with 2.048k transpostion table and 2.041k pawn hash table (
I make this with ...
-hashsize 1500000
/hashsize 1500000
/please running 1500000
and and and, not better result
I have not more further ideas, I mean the readme text and I
Dann, Pete can you help me ?
Kind regards
Frank

Frank, I had not noticed that until you mentioned it. I've messed around with it for over an hour now and don't have an answer. I don't think that the new GNU is seeing any command line parameters at all. And it really doesn't know that you put "xboard" in there at all, (I've never used that with gnu) so you could really leave that out.
And it doesn't work like the old GNU where I reduced the hash size by adding "-T 175000" to the winboard.ini file.
I think it would be great if Stuart addopted a configuration file like many of the Winboard engines use (ini, rc, ics, etc.) I like those better than using command line parameters anyhow, it allows more adjustments, easier.
Is there a way to operate a Winboard engine minimized instead of as a backround program so that commands could be put in at the console mode and then the program operated in Winboard? I thought I saw something that looked like that was happening at Paderborn in a picture of the event. I also think it would be great if Winboard had a way to send user input comands to engines that it has open, because it is comminicating with them allready.
Pete

[Dann Corbit]

If you can think of some commands that are needed and how you would like to make them, I might take a peek at a few quick changes to implement them.
No guarantees, though. I'm a busy guy.

My ftp site

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Is there a way to operate a Winboard engine minimized instead of as a backround program so that commands could be put in at the console mode and then the program operated in Winboard? I thought I saw something that looked like that was happening at Paderborn in a picture of the event. I also think it would be great if Winboard had a way to send user input comands to engines that it has open, because it is comminicating with them allready.

Just hit Alt-1 and a pop-up window will appear for you to type a
command line for the chess program (see winboard help)

[Georg v. Zimmermann]

Time Control is horrible. It used about 3/5 time crafty used in a 10 mins/game match. At least it doesn't use pb.
--Tec.

[Dann Corbit]

Time Control is horrible. It used about 3/5 time crafty used in a 10 mins/game match. At least it doesn't use pb.

Probably my fault. The old version used UNIX specific time routines, and I chanded it to use clock() {which is cheating, since it will get more than wall time but pretty close unless the machine is jugged} and the resolution is not very good. So on fast paced games GC5 [Dann's hacked version] might not manage time very well. I did notice a compile switch to do crafty like timing (according to some notes in the source). Maybe I should recompile for that.


My ftp site

[Christian Koch]

Hi Frank,
the documentation for GNUCHESS for Winboard is horrible. If the people from GNUCHESS had noticed, that winboard is the best interface to play with, they had updated their documentation.
WHY SHOULD WE ASK FOR THE PARAMETERS. THEY SHOUD WRITE IT IN THEIR RTFM.
RTFM = Read the fucking manaual.
kindest regards,
Chrsi

[Pete Galati]

Hi Frank,
the documentation for GNUCHESS for Winboard is horrible. If the people from GNUCHESS had noticed, that winboard is the best interface to play with, they had updated their documentation.
WHY SHOULD WE ASK FOR THE PARAMETERS. THEY SHOUD WRITE IT IN THEIR RTFM.
RTFM = Read the fucking manaual.
kindest regards,
Chrsi

It is the first release of this version of the program, so you might expect things not be clear yet. The other one had been around for a long time by now.
Pete

[Pete Galati]

Time Control is horrible. It used about 3/5 time crafty used in a 10 mins/game match. At least it doesn't use pb.

Probably my fault. The old version used UNIX specific time routines, and I chanded it to use clock() {which is cheating, since it will get more than wall time but pretty close unless the machine is jugged} and the resolution is not very good. So on fast paced games GC5 [Dann's hacked version] might not manage time very well. I did notice a compile switch to do crafty like timing (according to some notes in the source). Maybe I should recompile for that.

Is it allot of work to get it to accept command line parameters for inputing hashtable sizes etc.? I tried to add some code to get it to read a gnuchess.cfg file but I don't have a clear idea of what I'm doing and I can't make that work yet.
Pete