Manual de Houdini 3 2012 | Page 223

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Engine parameters: click to set the engine parameter available for the selected
engine.
Hash table size: This is important if you are looking for optimum strength,
especially in longer time control.
Permanent brain is the term for thinking on the opponent's time. This is an
advantage because the engine often guesses what the opponent is going to play and
then has already calculated its reply.
Tablebases are special endgame databases which allow the program to play fivepiece endings perfectly (even find them in the search).

3.8.4

Advanced

Engine parameters: click to set the engine parameter available for the selected
engine.
Use Book/Use Livebook : Active those Databases for the access.
Hash table size: This is important if you are looking for optimum strength, especially
in longer time control.
Tablebases are special endgame databases which allow the program to play five-

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