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

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 09:40:41 06/20/01

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Yes, I like the feedback, and I'm enjoying myself so far.  Did you implement
"fritz" and "ponder" and all that?

I might break down and do that even though Chessbase should change their
standard to remove this stuff if possible.

bruce

On June 20, 2001 at 04:15:37, Brian Kostick wrote:

>John,
>
>   Yes, I compiled with MSVC++6 + Service Pack 5. A couple of code quirks I
>reported to Bruce Moreland, the primary of which he had already heard of and was
>needed to run it under CB GUI. Everything else was fine (so far as I have
>checked it). I just did it so as not to be a giant rock that Bruce must balance
>on his head, but really I think he likes to have the feedback :)
>Regards, BK
>
>On June 19, 2001 at 17:19:35, John Hartmann wrote:
>
>>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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