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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