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Subject: Re: The missing link adapter

Author: Sergei Smith

Date: 22:50:54 09/10/01

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On September 10, 2001 at 18:43:10, Thomas Mayer wrote:

>Hi Sergei,
>
>> There is an UCI to WinBoard adapter, there is a WinBoard to UCI adapter,
>> there is a WinBoard to ChessBase adapter, but where is the ChessBase to
>> WinBoard adapter ?
>> Since it was possible to code the other adapters , it can't be impossible to
>> code this missing adapter.
>> The ChessBase .eng files are in fact executables .exe
>
>Winboard protocol spec. and UCI prot. spec. are free and well known. Chessbase
>specs are secret and as I have heard different from engine to engine - so if you
>have for example a adapter for Fritz it might not work with Junior - and as long
>as ChessBase stays with it's secret protocol spec. we will not see any
>adapter... it's a shame... it's politics... :)
>
>Greets, Thomas

...strange, because the WinBoard to ChessBase adapter is freely available.




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