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Subject: Re: how to get 2 computers to play each other

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 21:52:11 07/25/02

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On July 25, 2002 at 15:24:53, Rajen Gupta wrote:

>unfortunately chesstiger is the only gui i have! i did not realise that there is
>a problem with the chess tiger gui. any one else have other suggestions?
>
>rajen


This is an old ChessBase autoplayer restriction. One out of three:
- Hash size for the used time control according to your cpu speed has to be
large enough
- Some (at least 4-man IIRC) tablebases have to be installed
- Opening book has to be large enough


> On July 25, 2002 at 15:15:26, Chris Taylor wrote:
>
>>On July 25, 2002 at 15:07:29, Rajen Gupta wrote:
>>
>>>i have tried autoplaying 2 computers against each other:
>>>-kept the 2 computers side by side;
>>>-connected a null modem cable to the respective com 1 (i think it is com1 but
>>>could be com2)ports of each computer
>>>-started chesstiger on each computer and selected the respective engines with
>>>-respective opening books(chess tiger14 on 1 and gambit tiger2 on the other)
>>>-in chesstiger on each computer,->tools->connect hardware->auto232 1.0->com1
>>>port
>>>-in chesstiger on each computer; file->new->2 computer match
>>>
>>>i get an error message saying tablebases(4p) not complete on both computers
>>>
>>>which directory do i save the tblebases to and how do i set the path in win xp.
>>>
>>>also what if i dont want to use tablebases
>>>
>>>what am i doing wrong?
>>>
>>
>>If you are using the ChessTiger.gui, from chessbase, it will not allow you to.!
>>I have run into that wall many times?
>>If you have another 32 bit gui, like fritz6 or newer try them.  The same  steps
>>you have tried so far.
>>There are more ifs, if you use chessbase gui*s.
>>
>>Email me with the guis you have.  I will try and help!
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>>can someone help me
>>>
>>>raje



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