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Krzysztof Grzelak
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Komodo and Stockfish

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I have a question. Why in both chess engines, those mentioned in the title. There are no tablebases - Nalimov.
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Modern Times
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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Because they use Syzygy tablebases instead.
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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Krzysztof Grzelak wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:51 pm I have a question. Why in both chess engines, those mentioned in the title. There are no tablebases - Nalimov.
Eugene Nalimov has been a hard man to reach for permission to use Nalimov Tablebases. The license required to use Syzygy is less restrictive.
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Krzysztof Grzelak
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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Modern Times wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 4:04 pm Because they use Syzygy tablebases instead.
Thank you for the intelligent answer - I know that.
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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AdminX wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:18 pm Eugene Nalimov has been a hard man to reach for permission to use Nalimov Tablebases. The license required to use Syzygy is less restrictive.
I'm sorry but I hear about it for the first time.
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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see, you didn't know THAT. :wink:
Thank you for the intelligent answer - I know that. :evil:
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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Krzysztof Grzelak wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:51 pm I have a question. Why in both chess engines, those mentioned in the title. There are no tablebases - Nalimov.
Because Nalimov tablebases are relict of the past that is not much useful today.
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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Krzysztof Grzelak wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:33 pm
AdminX wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:18 pm Eugene Nalimov has been a hard man to reach for permission to use Nalimov Tablebases. The license required to use Syzygy is less restrictive.
I'm sorry but I hear about it for the first time.
I am sorry that you so much uninformed...
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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"Real men"...just learn to play the endgame.
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Re: Komodo and Stockfish

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Milos wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:08 am
Krzysztof Grzelak wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:51 pm I have a question. Why in both chess engines, those mentioned in the title. There are no tablebases - Nalimov.
Because Nalimov tablebases are relict of the past that is not much useful today.
Because Nalimov tablebases are relict of the past that is not much useful today. I believe that Nalimov are better than syzygy. Because Nalimov will immediately checkmate for me - and show me how many moves.
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