Author: Manfred Meiler
Date: 13:51:35 01/03/03
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On January 03, 2003 at 16:30:11, Ralph Patriquin wrote: >On January 03, 2003 at 05:33:46, Manfred Meiler wrote: > >>On January 02, 2003 at 21:42:56, Ralph Patriquin wrote: >> >>>I've recently purchased Chessmaster 9000 and have a few questions. The first >>>involve running The King 3.23 under the Fritz 7 GUI using WB2UCI. Thanks to >>>help from Manfred Meiler I have it running but there are some anomalies with >>>Engine Parameters. Here is my WB2UCI.eng file: >>> >>>[ENGINE] >>>Name=The King 3.23 >>>Author=Johan de Koning >>>Filename=WB2UCI.exe >>> >>>[OPTIONS] >>>Program=C:\Program Files\Ubi Soft\Chessmaster 9000\TheKing.exe >>>InitString=cm_parm default opk=595966 opp=96 opn=99 opb=102 opr=100 opq=103 >>>myp=96 myn=99 myb=102 myr=100 myq=103 >>>cc=115 mob=120 ks=150 pp=115 pw=125 >>>cfd=0 sop=100 avd=-10 rnd=0 sel=12 md=99 tts=33554432 >>>;HashCommand=cm_parm tts=%i000000 >>>Ponder=false; >>>ShowThinkingMove=true >>>Logfile=false >>>;Visible=Ponder,Hash,ShowThinkingMove,Logfile,Extras >>>Visible=ShowThinkingMove,Logfile,Extras >>> >>>[EXTRAS] >>>Personality=<readfile>|combo|Pillen|Chessmaster|Kleinert|Pillen|Utzinger >>>HashTable=<readfile>|combo|32 MB|4 MB|8 MB|16 MB|32 MB|64 MB|128 MB >>> >>>The first problem is that even if I set Ponder and Hash as Visible, they don't >>>show up. Therefore I set up my own HashTable combo button where, for example >>>"32 MB.txt" looks like this: >>> >>>;CM settings for 32 MB Hash table >>> >>>cm_parm tts=33554432 >>> >>>This works, but I wish the built in Hash command would work. If I look at the >>>log file I can see that WB2UCI is sending the Hash and Ponder options over, >>>but they don't show up. >>> >>>Concerning how HashCommand=cm_parm tts=%i000000 works, it will send for >>>example "cm_parm tts=32000000" for 32 MB, correct? The actual number of bytes >>>is 33554432, as I send in the InitString or in "32 MB.txt". Would this affect >>>performance at all by having the Hash not be aligned on a power of 2? >>> >>>Also, even though I have defaults set for Pillen personality and 32 MB Hash, I >>>don't believe this gets sent unless I bring up the Engine parameters, select >>>these settings and OK it. That's why I send these defaults through the >>>InitString. Am I right in this assumption? >>> >>>My final question concerns the appearance of the Chessmaster 9000 GUI itself. >>>I'm running it on Windows XP Home Edition, and the Chessmaster font doesn't >>>look right. For instance a command in the drop down menus will have letters >>>squished together and spacing between letters that is too large, all in the >>>same word. Has anyone else had this problem and know how to fix it? I'm bummed >>>because Chessmaster is known for its pretty interface, but mine looks sad. >>> >>>Thanks for any and all help, >>> >>>Ralph Patriquin >> >> >>Hello Ralph, >> >>your above mentioned Wb2Uci.eng is NOT the file that I've sent to you some days >>ago. >>My Wb2Uci.eng for you (according recommendation of Odd Gunnar Malin) was: >> >>[ENGINE] >>Name=CM 9000 >>Author=Johan de Koning >>Filename=Wb2Uci.exe >> >>[OPTIONS] >>Program=C:\Program Files\Ubi Soft\Chessmaster 9000\TheKing.exe >>InitString=cm_parm default\ncm_parm opk=123456 >>HashCommand=cm_parm tts=%i004096 >>ShowThinkingMove=true >>;Logfile=true >>Visible=Ponder,Hash,ShowThinkingMove,Logfile,Extras >> >>[EXTRAS] >>Personality=<readfile>|combo|Default|Default|CM9_Utz12n|The King >>3.23MM|CM9_Pillen|CM9_8777_Kleinert >> >>With this Wb2Uci.eng you're able to set/change the hash size within Fritz 7 GUI. > >Manfred, again, thanks for your help. I did originally set up WB2UCI.eng >_exactly_ as you sent it. All I did later was change some file names for >personalities to suit me. With either your version or mine Hash and Ponder _do >not_ show up in the Engine parameter dialog of Fritz 7. Here's the start of a >log file: > >0.000: ** Adapter: Wb2Uci 1.3B5 >0.031: C> uci >0.031: C< id name The King 3.23 >0.031: C< id author Johan de Koning >0.031: C< option name Personality type combo default Pillen var Chessmaster var >Kleinert var Pillen var Utzinger >0.031: C< option name Hash type spin default 2 min 0 max 256 >0.031: C< option name Ponder type check default true >0.031: C< option name ShowThinkingMove type check default true >0.031: C< option name Logfile type check default true >0.031: C< uciok >0.093: C> setoption name Hash value 8 >0.093: C> setoption name Ponder value false >0.093: C> isready > >As you can see WB2UCI is sending both the Hash and Ponder options to Fritz7, >but they don't show up in Engine parameters. I was confused because the jpg >file you sent me of your dialog shows a Hashtable spin box, although you also >are missing a Ponder check box. > >I noticed that on its own, Fritz sends Hash, Ponder and MultiPV commands, so I >tried a little experiment. If I try to set up any parameter named Hash, >Ponder, or MultiPV, it doesn't show up in Engine parameters. If I call them >say, HashTable, Think, and MPV, they _do_ show up. So it seems that Fritz 7 is >dropping them purposely. > >So if you are indeed using Fritz 7, I don't know why your Hash spin box shows >up and mine doesn't. My version of UCI.dll is 1.0.1.1, could that be the >difference? > >>Also you're able within Fritz 7 GUI to select one of the prepared CM >>personalities - look at the last line "Personality=..." in Wb2Uci.eng, setting >>parameters defined in single *.txt files (e.g. CM9_Pillen.txt for Pillen >>personality). >>There's no need to define the hash size and the setting parameters (of a >>personality) in the Wb2Uci.eng file. >> >>I thought my short instructions in my email to you (with the prepared files) >>were clear enough. >> >>Regards, >>Manfred > >Again, Manfred your stuff worked fine except for the difference mentioned >above. Concerning personalities, my combo box works fine also. As I stated >above however, The King will start with the default Chessmaster personality, >even if my combo box has a default of say Pillen, unless I actually select >from the combo box and then press OK. At least I believe this is true. That is >why I set up the personality I wish to start up with in my InitString. I can >still change it if I want to through the combo box later, as often as I wish >while The King is running, and that works fine. Hope this clears things up. > >Ralph Ralph, my english is rather bad - so only a short explanation by me: a) Hash option When you select the King engine in Fritz gui with F3 you're able to set the hashtable size; then select with right mouse click in the analysis windows "Properties" and you'll see "Hash Size (MB)" in the window "Engine parameters: ... (Engine name)". b) Personalities The Wb2Uci.eng file that I've sent to you is based on the "pre setup" method of Odd Gunnar Malin - look at the end of file "Engines.txt" (part of Odd Gunnars Wb2Uci.zip file). This method of selecting different CM settings in Fritz gui works fine for me. But okay, it's up to you how you use these files. Manfred
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