Manual de Deep Fritz 14 2013 | Page 243

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Eugene Nalimov from Novosibirsk (currently in Redmond) wrote the powerful algorithms
to generate the endgame tablebases.

Opt ions T a ble ba se s
Accessing the endgame databases (Nalimov tablebases) from a hard disk is much
faster than from the CD. It is advisable to install them onto your hard disk, if you have
enough space.
Create a directory (e.g., e:\cbdata\tbs) on your hard disk and copy the content of
the directory \TBS from the program CD into the new directory. Then set the path in
the "Options" dialog box:

Note that you can put the tablebase files into different directories, partitions or even
different hard disks on your computer. Use the "Browse" button to locate the
directories.
The cache memory is used to speed up access to the tablebases during a game. A
value between one and eight MB is advisable.
Access to the tablebases improves the playing strength of the program in the
endgame considerably. Whenever it hits on one of the five-piece endings in the
search, it can stop and get a completely accurate assessment of the position from the
tablebases. It does not have to generate thousands of follow-up positions. But,
accessing the tablebases is quite slow (in comparison to the move generation and
evaluation). You can speed things up by copying the tablebases onto your hard disk.
Use the endgame database to practice the endings or to study difficult positions. Not
even the greatest experts in the world can give you more reliable analytical help.

Endgame Turbo
ChessBase has a product, the Endgame Turbo, which consists of five DVDs filled with
Nalimov Tablebases.

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