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Subject: Re: How to use the CM8K engine(s) in CM9K...

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 14:39:01 09/08/02

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On September 08, 2002 at 14:17:56, John Merlino wrote:

>On September 08, 2002 at 02:10:58, Mike Byrne wrote:
>
>>This is simple (easy) for those that use CM8K in Fritz. This post is intended
>>for folks who just used CM8K and now wish to pit CM8K against CM9K or who wish
>>to delete the CM8K interface to save space but still want the capability to play
>>against CM8K.
>>
>>1.  Get inbetween.exe from here:
>>http://home.online.no/~malin/sjakk/download/InBetween.zip
>>
>>2. Rename the file theking.exe in the CM8K folder to "TheKing.3.12d.exe"
>>3. Rename the file inbetween.exe from the zip file aboved to "theking.exe" and
>>place in the CM8K folder.
>>4.  Create a plain file with these lines - assumimg your CM8K folder is
>>"C:\Program Files\Chessmaster 8000\"
>>================================================================================
>>[InBetween]
>>CommandLine := C:\Program Files\Chessmaster 8000\TheKing.3.12d.exe
>>Debug := 3
>>
>>
>>[Client2Server]
>>xboard := xboard\nhard\neasy\npost\nnew\ncm_parm default\ncm_parm opk=933353
>>
>>[Server2Client]
>>================================================================================
>>
>>Note - if you had modified CM8K personalities - you could insert your options
>>underneath the "[Client2Server]" heading.  You can also modify the size of hasdh
>>tables here.
>>
>>For example CM Grailmaster3 settings with 128 MB hash would look like this:
>>
>>xboard := xboard\nhard\neasy\npost\nnew\ncm_parm default\ncm_parm opk=933353
>>myk=538523\ncm_parm opk opp=102 opn=102 opb=105 opr=102 opq=102\ncm_parm
>>myp=102 myn=102 myb=108 myr=102 myq=104\ncm_parm  cc=102 mob=110 ks=150 pp=108
>>pw=128 avd=-2 cfd=0 sop=100 rnd=0 sel=10 md=99 ana=1\ncm_parm tts=134217728\n
>>================================================================================
>>5. Under the game menu, select import winboard engine, select the "theking.exe"
>>(the "inbetween.exe" renamed to the "theking.exe") select the book, and whether
>>or not you want pondering or EGDB.
>>
>>6. Save it and you're ready to play CM8K under the CM9k interface.
>>
>>Helpful Hints:
>>
>>For multiple CM*K personalities, set a separate folder for each personality with
>>its own copy of inbetween.exe (renamed to the "theking.exe") and it own settings
>>in its own "inbetween.ini".  They can point to the same copy of
>>"TheKing.3.12d.exe".
>>
>>An additional benefit, is that the CM8K engine will now use the EGDB - making it
>>a stronger program and you can use it with the new CM9K book,
>>
>>Good Luck!
>>
>>Mike Byrne
>>
>>
>>related links:
>>
>>http://malin.webhostme.com/chess/en/
>>
>>http://www.grailmaster.com/misc/chess/comp/cm.html
>>
>>http://www.chesskit.com/aarontay/Winboard/Winboard5.html
>>
>>http://www.chesskit.com/aarontay/Winboard/Winboard5.html#[E.8]
>
>CM8000 and CM9000 uses different functions for generating the OPK number, so
>trying to run the CM8000 version of The King using the OPK number that CM9000
>generates will not work.
>
>The CM8000 GUI is required to use the CM8000 engine, and the CM9000 GUI is
>required to use the CM9000 engine.
>
>jm


John

I am importing the CM8K engine as a winboard engine using inbetween.exe after
obtaining the CM8K OPK from the CM8K GUI.  Trust me, it's working fine under
CM9K GUI with this methodoolgy.

Mike



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