Hi Chess friends,
I wish to use the 3, 4 and 5 man Nalimov tablebases with my chess program. I have downloaded all the 'emd' files from Bob Hyatt's site - here...
ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/TB/3-4-5/
But there are also some other 'tbs' files available here...
ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/TB/tbs/
Do I need to download these, what is their function?
Many thanks for your help,
Terry
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Re: Nalimov Tablebases
tbs files are not needed. They are "summary" files that give information such as deepest mate, etc. They are not used by the chess engines...
Re: Nalimov Tablebases
Thanks Bob,
I ran a few end game test positions after installing the tablebases and all seems to be working well.
Terry
I ran a few end game test positions after installing the tablebases and all seems to be working well.
Terry
Re: Nalimov Tablebases
To test the TBs for integrity, all you need is to compare the md5's of the 290 files (from the 3-4-5). With the 6 man TBs that are shared through P2P, that is a big problem because one incorrect file is shared with others before they realise they have damaged files.
Re: Nalimov Tablebases
I use the chess program "Wilhem" to check the tbs. See it at:
http://www.geocities.com/rba_schach2000 ... nglish.htm
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