Configuration file for Thinker programs

[Amstaff]

Hello I am not very good at this. Could someone provide a sample config file for the Thinker ingines (Inert, for example). I just want to be able to set hash size, MPs, show analysis, etc.
Many thanks in advance.
Gerald

[Martin Thoresen]

Hello I am not very good at this. Could someone provide a sample config file for the Thinker ingines (Inert, for example). I just want to be able to set hash size, MPs, show analysis, etc.
Many thanks in advance.
Gerald

Thinker won't show you any analysis no matter what you do.

Strange design if you ask me, but nothing we can do about it.

[David Dahlem]

Hello I am not very good at this. Could someone provide a sample config file for the Thinker ingines (Inert, for example). I just want to be able to set hash size, MPs, show analysis, etc.
Many thanks in advance.
Gerald

Thinker has no config file. Instead, it uses command line parameters in the following format:

hashsize=8 threads=2

This sets hash size to 128 MB and number of threads to 2. By adding 1 to the hash size parameter, you double the hash size.


E.g. this is my entry for Thinker in my WinBoard.ini file:

"Thinker_54C_passive-x64 hashsize=9 threads=2" /fd="C:\Sakk\WB-engines\Thinker"

Regards,

There is a Thinker.ini file in my engine folder, with this content -

[options]

; hash size, 1 = 1MB, 2 = 2MB, 3 = 4MB, 4 = 8MB, 5 = 16MB, 6 = 32MB, 7 = 64MB, 8 = 128MB
hashsize=8
ponder=off

I haven't tested if it actually is used by the engine though.

Regards
Dave

[Amstaff]

Thank you all for your help. To create the .ini file I would just write the commands in notepad and change .txt to .ini, correct?
Then put it in the folder where the engine is.
Thanks,
Gerald

[Frank Quisinsky]

Hi there,

in German, but perhaps its help too ...

http://www.nk-qy.info/bericht-swcr-engines.htm#thinker

Best
Frank