Author: Terry Presgrove
Date: 23:08:52 01/19/00
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On January 20, 2000 at 01:02:14, Chessfun wrote: >On January 19, 2000 at 21:46:32, Terry Presgrove wrote: > >>On January 19, 2000 at 20:17:39, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>On January 19, 2000 at 19:53:16, Terry Presgrove wrote: >>> >>>>I just received Fritz6 which I purchased from ICD. I really like the interface >>>>and features but aparently there is no opening book? When I try to pull one up >>>>there is nothing in the book folder. A real puzzle....I pulled out the Light.ctg >>>>out of the recycle bin (the demo version book) and manually installed it so I >>>>can play some matches. I know version 6 has some bugs but don't remember this >>>>one being addressed. I apologize if this has already been covered. I will call >>>>tomorrow but I hate to have to to send the damn thing back. Any comments would >>>>be appreciated. >>>> >>>>TP >>> >>>The book general.ctg is on the CD you can use it from the CD >>>or copy to your Hardrive it is about 133,000 KB. See the booklet >>>inserted in the CD case. >>>Thanks. >> >> The book is downloading now. The documentation is somewhat misleading. >> Or maybe I'm just getting senile. -:) One other question how do you >> use the winboard adapter to add new engines to the engine folder. I would >>like to use the latest crafty version. When I add new ones it doesn't recognize >>them? Thanks for your help! >> >>TP > >Odd thought I posted this once. Then I come back and it's gone. >Crafty don't need the adapter. Download it from chessbase and >unzip directly inot your engine folder. > >From chessbase; http://www.chessbase.com >THE WINBOARD ENGINE ADAPTER >Winboard engines currently tested and running fine: > >Arasan >GNUChess (download ready setup) >Gromit 2.0 by Frank Schneider (download ready setup) >Little Goliath >Olithink >SSEChess >The Crazy Bishop by Rémi Coulom (download ready setup) >Tristram >Download the Winboard adapter (Version Dec 7, 1998). > >Instructions for ChessBase 7.0 and Fritz5.32: > >Copy the file Winboard.eng into your Engines folder. >Rename it to the chess program's original name + ".eng", e.g. Tristram.eng. >Create a folder with the chess program's original name in the Engines folder, >e.g. Engines\Tristram. >Copy the chess program's exe and its auxiliary files into this folder. >Create a file Tristram.init to send the correct command line (ready-made .init >files for all engines available here soon, see GNUchess example). >Now "Tristram" will show up in your engines list >Thanks. I finally Crafty 17.06 loaded. Thanks for the help!
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