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Which EGTB files to download
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:07 pm
by Raj Gupta
https://syzygy-tables.info/
http://oics.olympuschess.com/tracker/index.php
Its all a bit confusing to me
which is the best one to download between Syzygy, Gaviota and Scorpio? or for best results should i download them all?
Re: Which EGTB files to download
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:27 pm
by Dann Corbit
Syzygy are the most popular, so more engines can use them.
If you have an engine that needs GTB or EGBB files, then get those also.
If you have enough disk, you may as well get them all. Don't forget Nalimov.
I am waiting on pins and needles for the Syzygy distance to mate files (which have not been released, nor the generator yet).
Re: Which EGTB files to download
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:01 pm
by phhnguyen
If you want to try many engines and/or make matches between them, download them all. Otherwise, syzygy is the best in many aspects, 5 men is the easiest one to get.
Take a look their brief information:
https://www.chessprogramming.org/Endgame_Tablebases
Re: Which EGTB files to download
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:54 pm
by rcmaddox
Arena can use Gaviota TB's for adjudication. This is handy if you enjoy engine vs. engine matches. Houdini 1.5a -- the only free Houdini -- supports Gaviota only. The Nalimov TB's are still used by some engines, e.g. Hiarcs and Crafty.
So I suggest getting them all. If that's not an option, go with Syzygy.
Re: Which EGTB files to download
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:31 am
by brianr
rcmaddox wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:54 pm
Arena can use Gaviota TB's for adjudication. This is handy if you enjoy engine vs. engine matches. Houdini 1.5a -- the only free Houdini -- supports Gaviota only. The Nalimov TB's are still used by some engines, e.g. Hiarcs and Crafty.
So I suggest getting them all. If that's not an option, go with Syzygy.
Newer Crafty versions (25.1 and later) support Syzygy tablebases, not Nalimov