Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 02:55:04 02/27/01
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>Hi Jim, > you once wrote regarding autoplaying the CM. > >"It is very simple. You need to download the "CB_server_ap232.zip" file. After >you unzip it you copy the "winboard232b.exe" file to the Chessmaster directory. >Then it's a simple matter of installing it like a winboard engine. This just >requires you to go to the "Game" menu then "Import xboard Engine" and fill in >the blanks. It is not without problems though. For some reason when the >opponent promotes a pawn CM8K does not get it. From that point on I have to >finish the game manually. This is usually in the ending and almost finished >anyway. When CM8K promotes a pawn there is no problem. I haven't set up a >"Tournament" yet to see if it will continue games automaticall because of the >pawn promotion problem. It requires monitoring anyway. Hope this will all be >fixed in the patch. >Jim" > >I tried this and it worked...thanks. The problem with pawn promotion of the >opponent is this still there? or fixed by the patch? With my current tourney >running I have installed the patch but not as yet played any games. > >Sarah. Try adding "-noextend" to the command line for the autoplayer, Sarah. I haven't had time to test it with CM8000 yet, but it is something that Mr. Boerger has added for programs that do not utilize the extended auto232 commands. -elc.
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