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Subject: Re: Nunn-like tournament with user-defined starting positions

Author: Henrik Boye Laursen

Date: 11:45:24 10/15/03

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On October 15, 2003 at 13:54:58, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On October 15, 2003 at 13:29:44, Henrik Boye Laursen wrote:
>
>>On October 15, 2003 at 11:54:03, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Is it possible within the Fritz GUI to set up a tournament among multiple chess
>>>engines in which the starting position of each game is a user-defined position
>>>rather than the normal opening position?  (I know they can do Nunn tournaments,
>>>but I think that's somewhat different.)
>>>
>>>I'd like to use this as an alternative to the "shootout" feature, wherein any
>>>number of engines can play out a position against *themselves* at increasing ply
>>>depths.  Ideally, I'd like a tournament of (say) 6 top engines to each play out
>>>a chosen position in a double round-robin tournament, at a time control of my
>>>choosing.
>>>
>>>I can't figure out how to do this, or even whether or not it's possible.
>>>
>>>Any help appreciated!
>>
>>I believe it's possible.
>>
>>Try the folowing: File/New/Tournament, then name the tournament, invite the 6
>>engines and then check the box saying 'Opening DB'.Press the 'Opening DB' and
>>select a database with the starting positions. (This is to say you need the
>>database, say MyOpening.ctg, in order to do this).
>>
>>I use the same with Engine Match, where it corresponds to a shootout with two
>>engines.
>>
>>I hope this is what you mean.
>
>
>I think I understand: I must first create an opening book with just one line in
>it?  (Is that easy to do?)  Then I can use that book in the tournament?
>
>Thanks!

Createing a database:

Start Fritz, press F12 to go to databases, then File/New/Database, give it a
name, say MyTournament.

Go back to Fritz (Press F12 again), press Alt+F2 to go to infinite analysis
mode, enter your moves. After that save the game by File/save (or Ctrl+S) and
select your new databse. This should do it. Good luck.



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