settings.ini

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// This is the settings file for the chess engine Alf.                          //
//                                                                              //
// Description of options:                                                      // 
// ------------------------                                                     //
// hashsize:         sets how much memory will be used for the hashtable (2^N), //
//                   18 is roughly 64 Mb (total), 19 = 128 Mb and so on.        //
// contempt:         if Alf considers itself behind with more that this number, //
//	             it will not avoid draw, otherwise it will.                 // 
// postThinking:     should thinking lines be shown?                            //
// useBook:          shall Alf use an openings book?                            //
// bookFile:         name of the opening book files (no extension)              //
// useNullMove:      null move pruning  ( significant difference! )             //
// use(Ext)Futility: (extended) futility pruning                                //
// usePVS:           principal variation search ( significant difference! )     //
// useLMR:           Late move reduction                                        //
// resign:           Should Alf resign when consistently behind [resignVal]?    //
// resignVal:        see above.                                                 //
// valuesAbsolute:   for thinking output, [true] means positive values          //
//	             when white is ahead.                                       //
//	             [false] means positive when Alf is ahead.                  //
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hashsize=18
contempt=0.2
postThinking=true
useBook=false
bookFile=book109

useNullMove=true
useFutility=true
useExtFutility=true
usePVS=true
useLMR=true

resign=true
resignVal=9.0
valuesAbsolute=false