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Subject: Re: Mike, How wcrafty in Fritz?

Author: Geoff Lane

Date: 11:51:36 02/03/04

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On February 03, 2004 at 14:37:52, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On February 03, 2004 at 14:28:24, Geoff Lane wrote:
>
>>On February 03, 2004 at 13:52:17, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>
>>>On February 03, 2004 at 13:24:52, Geoff Lane wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 03, 2004 at 13:21:21, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On February 03, 2004 at 13:19:02, Geoff Lane wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On February 03, 2004 at 11:16:23, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The implementation of the UCI made engine wcrafty didn't work here. There were
>>>>>>>no parameters to tweak and then the whole process was stopped. Did you forget
>>>>>>>about the Fritz GUI because I read only about Arena. Or is it just with
>>>>>>>winboard? I know that but then I don't have the other good tools in Fritz. Or is
>>>>>>>it a question of correct unzip?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Rolf
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am not Mike but, unless you have a special version I haven't heard of, wcrafty
>>>>>>is not a UCI engine but rather a winboard engine. You can get it to work by
>>>>>>using the WB2UCI adaptor but why not download the native version from ChessBase.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Geoff
>>>>>
>>>>>But this is only version 19.08
>>>>
>>>>Then you might have to use the WB2UCI adaptor
>>>>
>>>>http://home.online.no/~malin/sjakk/Wb2Uci/
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, thanks, such files came from Mike already. Problem is however that I cannot
>>>start a UCI making process in Fritz8. Is it right when I understood that this
>>>wb2 adapter is important to make an engine suitable for Fritz8 out of this
>>>wcrafty? Please dont forget that I have no basis for any kind of programming,
>>>even batch files surpass by horizon by large quantities.
>>>
>>>Rolf
>>
>>No programming skills will be necessary.
>>
>>Please note: I don't know what files you have or which version of Crafty you
>>have.
>>
>>If you have the wb2uci files in a directory, along with the wcrafty files, then
>>your wb2uci.eng file should look something like this:
>>
>>;----------------------------------------------------------------
>>; Crafty 19.10
>>; Extensions must be 0 or between 10 and 99
>>[ENGINE]
>>Name=Crafty 19.10 (wb)
>>Author=Robert Hyatt
>>Filename=Wb2Uci.exe
>>
>>[OPTIONS]
>>Program=wcrafty-19.10.exe
>>InitString=resign 0
>>HashCommand=hash %iM
>>WhiteScore=true
>>OwnBook=true
>>;ShowThinkingMove=true
>>;Logfile=true
>>Visible=Ponder,Hash,OwnBook,Extras,Logfile,ShowThinkingMove,Computer
>>
>>[EXTRAS]
>>Drawscore=draw|spin|0|-100|100
>>Tournament mode=mode|check|false|normal|tournament
>>Crafty log=log|check|true|off|on
>>Learning=learn|spin|7|0|7
>>NalimovPath=tbpath|string|./TB
>>NalimovCache=cache %iM|spin|1|1|32
>>Swindle mode=swindle|check|false|off|on
>>King safety=evaluation kscale|spin|100|0|200
>>King safety asymmetry=evaluation asymmetry|spin|-40|-100|100
>>king safety tropism=evaluation bscale|spin|100|0|200
>>Blocked pawn=evaluation bscale|spin|100|0|200
>>Pawn structure=evaluation pscale|spin|100|0|200
>>Passed pawn=evaluation ppscale|spin|100|0|200
>>In check extension=extensions check 0.%i|spin|99|0|99
>>One reply extension=extensions onerep 0.%i|spin|75|0|99
>>Push passed pawn extension=extensions pushpp 0.%i|spin|75|0|99
>>Recapture extension=extension recapture 0.%i|spin|75|0|99
>>Mate threat extension=extension mate 0.%i|spin|75|0|99
>>Pawn hash (MB)=hashp|spin|1|1|16
>>Use book=book|check|true|off|on
>>; You could also make some predefined styles and select them with
>>;Style=input|combo|strong|strong|aggressive|patzer|etc...
>>;----------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>If your wb2uci.eng file already refers to the version of crafty you have then I
>>would leave well alone for now.
>>
>>To create the uci engine do the following:
>>
>>Menu > Engines > Create UCI engine
>>
>>Browse to the directory where you have the files and make sure you select
>>WB2UCI.exe (ie. not wcrafty.exe). If this works, you should now be able to load
>>crafty.
>
>
>I tried exactly that also for fun although I believed that I had to load
>wcrafty. Result: Error message! Now the question is what could e the reasons.
>Thanks for your extreme patience.
>
>Rolf

Do you have the crafty files and the wb2uci files in the same directory? If so
can you copy and paste the contents of your wb2uci.eng file into a message.



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