Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 08:57:14 06/22/04
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On June 22, 2004 at 09:09:47, Norm Pollock wrote: >On June 22, 2004 at 02:41:42, Shaun wrote: > >>Hi. I'm new to this forum, so forgive me if this was already answered. >> >>I'm running Deep Fritz 8 on playchess now and was wondering how to get a better >>opening book to play against other computers. >> >>Right now I'm using Mega Database 2003 (I think) updated with new games as my >>opening book. It seems to do ok. I've tried to limit games to just 2600+ and >>2500+. No luck. >> >>Can anybody recommend where I can download or buy a good opening book, or how to >>make a better one myself? >> >>Thanks >>Shaun > >You can download a pgn opening book then convert it to ctg through the Fritz8 >gui. > >To make your own book you should first be familiar with pgn database tools such >as Scid and pgn-extract. Then you can collect and prune pgn files into your own >pgn file exactly the way you want it. Then you can create a ctg file. That is >what I have done and I would share it, but I first need a place to host the 67M >file. If you would like I can host it on http://crafty.webkikr.com. I don't mind at all. Peter
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