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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