To cover all the endgames without tablebases, you need a lot of time and code, and for some endgames is almost impossible to code, not for this position of course. When I discover positions like this that Andscacs does not know, I put it in the infinite list of things to improve, and sure for Komodo guys do the same.tpoppins wrote: How do you account for it not seeing a draw in the following position, then?
Komodo benefits less from TBs?
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Re: Komodo benefits less from TBs?
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Re: Komodo benefits less from TBs?
It is just a preliminary observation. The main point I was trying to make was that the speed seems to be a trade off between the transition for the middle game to the endgame.shrapnel wrote:Good ! It does, actually, but I have no Proof, as its only an Observation of mine while watching online Engine-Engine Matches. Unfortunately, its not consistent enough, but perhaps that's because current version of Komodo is inherently weak.I want to see if Komodo would benefit from relying on it's own calculations more during the middle stages of the games.
But why are you using speed as a parameter/benchmark ? I don't think that's a good idea and has little to do with Komodo's unique approach to the Middle Game.
By the way I forgot to mention the System specs and such
Dual xeon 2695 vs 2 with HT off
12 cpu a side
Memory: 4098 mb
TBS 5 man
TC 1 min 2 secs
Min 10k games
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Re: Komodo benefits less from TBs?
You seem to be confusing a comment I made in general about endgame play versus a single position. But looking at your position, since the position is a draw, and will eventually end in a draw when Komodo plays, the result of the games does not change. Playing on could indeed lead to an opponent blunder, but I see nothing wrong in that position.
We have found trying to "fix" the search for a specific position often hurts overall play. But I will revisit the position in the future (and another bishop ending someone sent in as well).
We have found trying to "fix" the search for a specific position often hurts overall play. But I will revisit the position in the future (and another bishop ending someone sent in as well).