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Subject: Re: UCI-protocol question

Author: Ingo Bauer

Date: 02:47:59 04/02/04

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Hello

>How should the interface ask the engine to setup the starting position?
>
>In my UCI-xboard adapter, I send "position startpos".  Do engines expect
>"position startpos moves", with nothing after "moves"???  In other words, is the
>"moves" argument mandatory, even if there is no move to send?

"position startpos" is enough. No "moves" command needed. If you want the engine
to start a game you need to send

position startpos
go

of course you need the time or infinite additionally.

Ingo

BTW: There is an extension for the UCI protokoll available since yesterday. You
now have the new command "ucinewgame" (self explaining!). The only GUI that is
supporting this today is the new Shredder Classic GUI but I hope others will
follow. Download the new specification here:

http://www.shredderchess.de/uci.zip




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