Author: Leo Dijksman
Date: 11:50:40 10/01/00
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On October 01, 2000 at 14:24:06, Arturo Ochoa wrote: >On October 01, 2000 at 08:23:58, Leo Dijksman wrote: > >>Hello, >> can someone tell me wich of the programs (Engines) belowe can run with the >>Chessbase Gui (and how), or wich can definitely not run with the chessbase gui. >>I have tryed them but they will not work sofar, some of them gives a illegal >>move error (a1-a1) and others are simply not work the way i tryed them (but i am >>not a expert on this things). >> >>Thanks for any help, Leo. >> >>Averno 031 /Crux04_0b /Bestia_03e /Diogene483 /Dragon 3.112 /Eugen >>/DeepTrouble /Francesca /Snail_1.07 /Knightx_1.55 /LambChop_7.10 /Mirage2 >>/SoS 03/11/99 /Freyr1.067 /GreenLightChess210 /Goldbar_99 /NoonianChess 210 >>/BabyChess10.2 /ColChess7.0 /LarssenVB0.3 /Storm 0.6 /Betsy 5.0 > >Hello: > >The problem with this list is you have mixed Winboard Engine and Non Winboard >Engines, so I will try to reorganize this list for you. > >1) Chessbase Gui: You can only run Winboard Engines on the ChessBase GUI, using >the special Winboard Interface Drive. My testing results of the Winboard Engines >on the ChessBase GUI, using -of course- the Winboard Driver, are: > >- Averno 0.31, Dragon 3.11.2 have always functioned OK. > >- Crux0.4b, Francesca 0.81, LambChop 7.10, SoS 03.11.99, NoonianChess 2.10, >ColChess 7.0, Betsy 5.0, BabyChess10.2 have never functioned on the ChessBase >GUI. > >- I have never tested Snail 1.07, Knightx 1.55, GreenLightChess 2.10, >LarsenVB0.3, Storm 0.6. and Freyr1.067 > >All the mentioned Engines are Winboard Compatible. > >2) Millenium Chess System: I have had better results with the MCS Winboard >Interface Drive: > >- Averno 0.31, Crux0.4b, Dragon 3.11.2, LambChop 7.10, SoS 03.11.99, ColChess >7.0 have always functioned OK with the MCS Winboard Interface. > >- Francesca 0.81, Betsy 5.0, BabyChess10.2, NoonianChess 2.10 have never >functioned with this GUI. > >- I have never tested Snail 1.07, Knightx 1.55, GreenLightChess 2.10, >LarsenVB0.3, Storm 0.6. and Freyr1.067 > >3) Diogenes 4.83, Golbar 99, Mirage 2 and Eugen 7.X aren't Winboard Compatible. >They have their own GUI Interface. Therefore, you will be never able to put in >function on the ChessBase GUI or the Chess Millenium System. > >I have read above that somebody refered you to the Frank Quisinsky's Web Page. > >I hope this information is useful for you too. > >Best Regards, Arturo Ochoa Mathew. Hello, thanks for the very clear answer! I want only ask how do you run Averno_031 and Dragon_3.11.2, i have try them with the new adapter and the .init files from Frank's web pages but they will not work.(Dragon 3.11.2 gives illegal move a1-a1 error message). Best wishes, Leo.
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