In "Arena" is there a way to set time limit on PC engine but not on me?

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Daunted

Hi, you can go levels then adjust, and pick something, like 10 minutes or 3 seconds per move.  But it sets the same for both of us.  While you can reduce some engine's powers in other ways, others can only be limited by limiting their calculation/move time.  So you can give them only one second per move.  But I don't want that for me obviously. Is there a way to make this happen?

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Daunted wrote:

Hi, you can go levels then adjust, and pick something, like 10 minutes or 3 seconds per move.  But it sets the same for both of us.  While you can reduce some engine's powers in other ways, others can only be limited by limiting their calculation/move time.  So you can give them only one second per move.  But I don't want that for me obviously. Is there a way to make this happen?

I don't think there's a way to directly disable your clock, but there are a few ways to deal with the issue.

 

1) If you pick a time mode that causes your clock to count UP from zero (i.e., Fixed search depth, Time per move, Infinite, or Nodes), Arena will let you take as much time as you need.

 

2) If you pick a time mode that causes your clock to count DOWN to zero (i.e., Blitz or Tournament), you can manually adjust your clock before the start of the game to give yourself more time. (See the Help file, "adjusting the clocks" for details.)

 

3) Also, If you pick a time mode that causes your clock to count DOWN to zero (i.e., Blitz or Tournament), you can disable the autoflag option (In the menu, "Options --> Autoflag"). Once autoflag is disabled, when your clock reaches zero, the game won't end; Your clock will just go negative, but it will still let you take as much time as you desire.

Daunted

great answer thank you very much!

SamuilGeorgiev

Hello, may I ask whether chess programs like fritz 15 and chessbase14 can go to a computer with AMD processor