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Subject: Re: Gerbil may not work with Chessbase adapter!

Author: John Hartmann

Date: 14:19:35 06/19/01

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It does indeed seem to work very well.  Just out of curiousity,
did you do the compiling of the executable, etc., yourself?
It seems to behave almost as a native CB engine...

In any event, well done!

j

On June 19, 2001 at 02:09:16, Brian Kostick wrote:

>John and interested parties,
>
>    I don't know if there is an official release (ever or yet) that addresses
>CB-Winboard and Gerbil. But here's a little package I put together while
>tinkering with it for myself. All credits to original authors and contributors,
>Bruce Moreland, engine; Arturo Ochoa, unofficial? logo; ChessBase, CB-WB
>adaptor.
>
>http://members.aol.com/br5an/CB_Grbl.zip
>
>Unzip to engine folder with 'Use folder names', then drag Gerbil.eng from Gerbil
>folder into engine folder. You can let me know of troubles if you notice any and
>can describe them adequately.
>
>Regards, BK
>
>
>On June 19, 2001 at 00:46:32, John Hartmann wrote:
>
>>It appears I spoke too soon.  It seems to have trouble
>>playing blitz games using the Chessbase opening books...
>>
>>On June 19, 2001 at 00:42:49, John Hartmann wrote:
>>
>>>For those of you looking for a fun (i.e. one that won't
>>>mercilessly beat you every time you play it!) engine to
>>>play against, Bruce Moreland's new engine 'Gerbil' works
>>>quite well with the Chessbase Winboard adapter.  Thought
>>>you all might like to know.
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>
>>>john hartmann



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