Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:09:51 12/03/00
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On December 03, 2000 at 19:37:37, Howard Exner wrote: >On December 03, 2000 at 10:52:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 03, 2000 at 01:23:37, Howard Exner wrote: >> >>>I got Crafty up and running through Winboard. Also downloaded four table bases >>>files (King and pawns plus Rook and pawns) for a test run. I can't find any tips >>>on how to have Crafty use the Nalimov TBs using Winboard. Is it possible? >>>How does one do it? Thanks. >> >> >>You need to do one of the following: >> >>1. If you put the TB files in a directory "./TB" (which is where I keep >>them, using a symbolic link in unix) then add the "egtb" command to your >>crafty.rc/.craftyrc file (no quotes of course). >> >>2. If you put the TB files somewhere else, use the tbpath= command to point >>crafty to where they are. You then don't need the "egtb" command although >>having it won't hurt a thing. >> >>The other issue is using "fd" as a winboard option to make sure it starts >>crafty running in the directory you expect it to be in. > >Thankyou Bob and Peter for the help. > >This is what my crafty.rc file looks like. >Is it ok or is something missing? >I found it as an example from a winboard message board. >Changed the tbpath directory of course to match mine. >Do I need a bookpath line as books are not enabled (just using a small book >until I get it all working properly) when loaded through winboard. >I have 5 *.tbs loaded in the D:\winboard\crafty\egtbs directory but when >starting Crafty from the command prompt it says "egtb enabled" but also "0 files >found". > >hash 24M >hashp 4M >cache 2M >drawscore=0 >book on >book random 1 >book width 5 >resign 9 >egtb >tbpath=D:\winboard\crafty\egtbs >end That is ok. "book on" and "book random 1" are defaults, as is "resign 9" and "book width 5"
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