Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 05:12:14 11/18/00
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On November 18, 2000 at 07:21:51, John wrote: >Can anyone explain at an elemantary level how to load winboard engines into >Fritz6? What is an ini file? Do I need a winboard engine to load other >engines? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also what sites are out there >that supply these winboard compatable engines? > >Thanks in advance for your help. Explaining how to use WinBoard engines with Fritz on an elementary level isn't particularly easy, but I'll make an attempt. First of all you need a couple of thing to make installation possible. They are: - The adapter WinBoard.eng (http://161.58.237.201/download/winboard.zip) - .init files (http://amateurschach.in-trier.de/gambit/download/cbase_config.zip) - A WinBoard program :o). I'll try to explain installation by example. Let's say we want to install AnMon under Fritz, so we download AnMon 5.09 at http://amateurschach.in-trier.de/schach/download/download_top.htm. The procedure is as follows: 1) Rename WinBoard.eng to AnMon.eng and copy it to the Fritz engines directory. 2) Create an empty folder called AnMon in the same directory. 3) Place AnMon.exe (rename the file if you have to), AnMon.init and AnMon.ini in this folder. You might want to download an AnMon book (AnMon.boo) and place it in the folder as well. Don't rename the book. The configuration files: The AnMon.init file should look like this (use Notepad for editing): [Parameter] CommandLine = xboard Engine = AnMon 5.09 Author = Christian Barreteau, France Debug = False [Support] AnalyzeMode = False PonderMode = False CastleAndEP = False The AnMon.ini should be edited according to your system. Mine looks like this: SIZE_HT = 32 PATH_TB = "c:\Tb" DRAW_VALUE = 0 ENABLE_RESIGN = TRUE ENABLE_BOOK = TRUE LOG = FALSE This procedure must be applied to every single engine you choose to install. So the general concept for installing an engine called X is as follows: 1) Rename WinBoard.eng to X.eng and copy it to the engines directory. 2) Create a folder called X containing X.exe, X.init and other necessary files associated with X, eg. configuration files and opening books. Further questions are welcome. I think I'll try to write a page on this subject for my website. Regards, Mogens
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