X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=blobdiff_plain;f=Readme.md;h=5ea7a2c793ce1564293908ad811d764fba3eecf8;hp=9fd242de72d760cf4cf4c15b05897a35d2d50125;hb=6e6c5b61036c066584dac8557868cd41129bd14d;hpb=57b6df4874228ef6f0fc4d9b98e1db15b57000cf;ds=sidebyside diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index 9fd242de..5ea7a2c7 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -7,14 +7,10 @@ Partner or Fritz) in order to be used comfortably. Read the documentation for your GUI of choice for information about how to use Stockfish with it. -This version of Stockfish supports up to 64 CPUs, but has not been -tested thoroughly with more than 4. The program tries to detect the -number of CPUs on your computer and sets the number of search threads -accordingly, but please be aware that the detection is not always -correct. It is therefore recommended to inspect the value of the -*Threads* UCI parameter, and to make sure it equals the number of CPU -cores on your computer. If you are using more than eight threads, it is -recommended to raise the value of the *Min Split Depth* UCI parameter to 7. +This version of Stockfish supports up to 64 CPUs. The engine defaults +to one search thread it is therefore recommended to inspect the value of +the *Threads* UCI parameter, and to make sure it equals the number of CPU +cores on your computer. ### Files @@ -25,7 +21,7 @@ This distribution of Stockfish consists of the following files: * Copying.txt, a text file containing the GNU General Public License. - * src/, a subdirectory containing the full source code, including a Makefile + * src, a subdirectory containing the full source code, including a Makefile that can be used to compile Stockfish on Unix-like systems. For further information about how to compile Stockfish yourself read section below.