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Subject: Re: Crafty Book.. How do the 3 files to work in the Fritz 8 Program?

Author: Brian Katz

Date: 10:39:49 12/17/03

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On December 17, 2003 at 13:25:04, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>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.

Here is a question.....If I tell the Fritz GUI not to use a book, how will the
other engines  Also, where is the log.nnn file ?
Brian
Sorry for being a pest



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