Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 01:30:18 12/12/03
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On December 12, 2003 at 04:13:35, Uri Blass wrote: >On December 12, 2003 at 03:30:27, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>The main opening book of Falcon is in Shredder Classic format (BOK), but I can >>also create a similar book out of my pgn database in Fritz format (CTG). In any >>case, Falcon relies on the interface to play the opening moves. >> >>So, AFAIK there is no way to connect either the Fritz or Shredder Classic >>interfaces to play on ICC. In that case, and assuming that there is no external >>program that can read either BOK or CTG formats and play the moves on behalf of >>WinBoard interface, I don't see how Falcon can play in CCT. >> >>It seems that the only interfaces that can connect to ICC are WinBoard and >>Arena, none of which have their own book formats (can't compile a book out of a >>pgn database). >> >>However, non-winboard engines such as Shredder, Fritz, Junior, and Hiarcs have >>already participated in CCT in the past. >> >>What am I missing?! > >Genesis can use a book under winboard so what is the problem to do the same for >falcon? > >What I am missing? I can use that book, but it is very small, and I didn't implement book creation out of database. The main Falcon book, falcon.bok, was created out of a database of about 120,000 GM games. It contains about 470,000 positions, whereas the Genesis book has no more than a few tens of thousands of positions of a lower quality (and it doesn't support transpositions). > >I can add that I have no idea how to create books in BOK or CTG format and how >to read them Feed the interface a pgn database. It will take care of the rest :) >and I see no reason to think about that problem instead of thinking >how to compile a book out of a pgn database(at this point I do not consider book >as important and my book consist only small number of lines that were written >manually). I totally disagree with you about this. IMO opening book is one of the most important parts of the program. Look at the games in Graz, many games were already decided after the opening phase... > >Uri
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