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Subject: Re: How to use TheKing for analysis under Winboard

Author: Jonas Bylund

Date: 16:59:43 09/11/03

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On September 11, 2003 at 17:45:18, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>On September 11, 2003 at 15:51:59, Jonas Bylund wrote:
>
>>On September 11, 2003 at 15:37:44, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>
>>>On September 11, 2003 at 15:08:18, Jonas Bylund wrote:
>>>
>>>>I don't know if someone have found this out, but here goes:
>>>
>>>The King IS a Winboard engine.
>>>Why on earth do you convert a Winboardengine to UCI and back to Winboard?
>>>
>>>If there is a translation problem or it is necessary to send the OBK number you
>>>can always use inbetween.
>>>
>>>Michael
>>
>>So far i have been successful in using TheKing under winboard (directly as a wb
>>engine), but only to play against other engines, not analysis, this is the only
>>way i have been successful in having it run analysis under winboard.
>>
>>Maybe you can try setting theking up directly as a wb engine under winboard and
>>use the "Analysis Mode", for me this does not work.
>>
>>Regards
>>Jonas
>
>If you want to use the "Analysis Mode" for TheKing engine you should uncheck
>"periodic updates" in the Options -> General tab.
>
>Otherwise the GUI is sending a ".\n" to the engine in Analysis mode whereupon
>TheKing engine exits unexpectedly.
>
>Michael

You are right that works, but you don't get tb support unless you do it the
other way.

Jonas



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