Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:25:04 12/17/03
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On December 17, 2003 at 13:17:53, Brian Katz wrote: >On December 17, 2003 at 12:31:34, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 17, 2003 at 12:23:04, Luis Smith wrote: >> >>>On December 17, 2003 at 12:22:11, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On December 17, 2003 at 12:17:37, Luis Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 17, 2003 at 12:10:55, Brian Katz wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On December 17, 2003 at 11:47:59, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On December 17, 2003 at 11:42:48, Brian Katz wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Is there a Crafty 19.06 or any other Crafty version opening books available for >>>>>>>>download? >>>>>>>>Especially for running engine tournaments, since all of the other major engines >>>>>>>>which are available for purchase have their own specialy designed opening books. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Thanks >>>>>>>>Brian >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Download book.bin, bookc.bin and books.bin from the >>>>>>>ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/common directory. Be sure to add "computer" to >>>>>>>your crafty.rc/.craftyrc file if you are not using xboard/winboard, so that >>>>>>>Crafty will know it is playing a computer. >>>>>> >>>>>>Where would I find the crafty.rc/.craftyrc file since I am using a Chessbase >>>>>>program ...Fritz 8 >>>>>>Thanks again Mr. Hyatt >>>>>>Brian >>>>> >>>>>You have to create it on your own, but I can post mine here, you don't have to >>>>>copy it exactly. >>>>> >>>>>log off >>>>>hash=32M >>>>>hashp=8M >>>>>cache=8M >>>>>book random 1 >>>>>book width 5 >>>>>tbpath=C:\Winboard\Tablebases >>>>>egtb >>>>>resign 4 3 >>>> >>>>The above looks strange. "resign" only takes one argument, the number >>>>of pawns to be down before resigning. IE "resign 4" says resign when >>>>4 pawns down (after several consecutive moves). The "3" is dangling and >>>>is not used. >>> >>>I thought the 3 was used for the number of moves it was consecutively down? I >>>guess I'll take it out then... >> >>That's a good idea that I will add, but it is not in the current version. >> >>:) >> >>I notice it was given that way in the help command output, so I just made it >>work as it claimed. :) >> >>> >>>> >>>>>swindle off >>>>>exit >>>>><---make sure there is a blank line here, it sometimes causes problems > > >Now that I have downloaded the 3 bin files, how do I get them to work in the >Fritz 8 Interface. >Pardon my ignorance. I as sure it is very simple> >Thanks >Brian I think you have to do two things: (1) tell the fritz GUI to not use a book; (2) put the .bin files in the directory where you are running everything. You can check the log.nnn file to see if Crafty actually finds the .bin files if you want to be sure.
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