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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