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3.8.22 Copy endgame databases to hard disk
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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 c a c he m e m ory is used to speed up access to the tablebases during a game. A
value between one and eight MB is advisable.

3.8.23 Benchmark
Engine

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The speed of the hardware that the engine is running on, has great influence on its
playing strength. Obviously, a 3 GHz Pentium is going to give you a much better
performance than one running at 1.7 GHz. But the optimum configuration of the
hardware also plays an important role. For instance, the amount of first and second
level cache, the speed of access to memory, and other such factors, can lead to
considerable variance. Two computers with exactly the same processor may produce
quite different results.

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