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Defaults: This button restores the engine’s factory settings.
Tip: You can set up engine-engine matches or engine tournaments to test your
modifications against other engines.
Save stores the new parameters for the engine. Restore deletes the changes you
have just made. Defaults switches back to the normal parameters.
Please note: The default parameters are the one the programmers consider the
strongest for general play.

3.8.19 End Game Table Base support
Houdini integrates the Gaviota EGTB probing code © Miguel A. Ballicora, the Nalimov
EGTB probing code © Eugene Nalimov and the Scorpio bitbase probing code © Daniel
Shawul.

Gaviota EGTB
For the Gaviota EGTB support you'll need to download the Gaviota EGTB files. At the
time of writing they are available for download at the address http://www.
olympuschess.com/egtb/gaviota.Download all 145 files and save them in a directory on
your hard disk. The total disk space required is about 7 GB.
The location of the Gaviota EGTB files is specified in the TbPath option.

Houdini will scan the folder for the "kqkr.gtb.cpX" file and accordingly decide which
compression level to use.

Nalimov EGTB
For the Nalimov EGTB support you'll need to install the Nalimov EGTB files.

Scorpio Bitbases
For the Scorpio bitbase support you'll need to install the Scorpio bitbases. Download
the egbb archives with 180 files (230 MB) in 2 parts from
http://www.mediafire.com/?du9q8x6nojd3qh6
and

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