Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 13:09:30 01/05/99
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On January 05, 1999 at 07:32:02, Harald Faber wrote:
>On January 04, 1999 at 13:37:54, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On January 04, 1999 at 13:25:47, Jonathan Oliver wrote:
>>
>>>Are opening books (the actual files) compatible between different chess
>>>programs? I only own CM6000, so I can't try it myself.
>>>
>>>Jonathan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>Hello Jonathan,
>>I think not. At least not directly. Sometimes a program will have the ability
>>to convert the books to another file type and then it can be reconverted to the
>>file type that another program can use. I think if the ending of the file is
>>different then you must convert them somehow. Like Jun_Book.ctg and cm6000.OBK.
>>Jim Walker
>
>Fritz5 imports some "old" books like fbk (I don't know the others at the moment,
>don't have it by hand). Additional I only know of one tool that converts
>Fritz-Genius-Rebel-Chessmaster-WChess books into each other. Limitations:
>1) Chessmaster has a limit of some 120kB
>2) Fritz only old books (FBK, not CTG)
>3) original rebel.mvs only lines after 1.e4
>4) playing preferences may not be taken over for sure
>
>It is called FGCRW and should be available e.g. at Gambitsoft, about
>DM70=$40-$45.
Opening book file types version 7
Editable Non editable
------------- -----------------------
1) ChessMaster- .obk ( can be converted to other formats by FGCRW utility)
2) Fritz5/Junior5/Nimzo99/CB7-.ctg .fbk
(editable within ChessBase)
3) Hiarcs- .hub .hcs
4) Genius- .bok .cgs can be converted to .bok directly and bok
files can be converted to others by FGCRW.
5) M-Chess- .ubk .m60
6) Rebel - .rbm .mvs Rebel 9 mvs can be converted via FGCRW
7) Power Chess- .bin .bk
8) Nimzo - .nbk (Genius bok files can be converted directly to nbk)
9) Bookup- .b8m .edp can be converted to .b8m
10)Shredder-.ubk .sbk
11)CSTAL -.bok but not compatible with Genius bok files.
12) Chessica- .obk Not editable within Chessica but completely compatible
with ChessMaster obk files.
13) Kallisto- .opn .kal
14) Chess Partner- .bk .bk1 ( can be copied to user book via DOS.)
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