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Subject: Re: Fritz 5.32 Winboard-Engines

Author: Komputer Korner

Date: 20:14:46 12/26/98

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On December 26, 1998 at 19:48:15, Torsten Kirsch wrote:

>On December 26, 1998 at 13:02:44, Tomas Casanovas Martinez wrote:
>
>>On December 26, 1998 at 12:25:02, Torsten Kirsch wrote:
>>
>>>In the last days a tested a lot of Engines with the Winboard-Interface for Fritz
>>>5.32. A lot of them (like tristam, gnuchess, phalanx, olithink and so on) had no
>>>problems with the interface and worked very well, another group (Arasan,
>>>Fortress, zchess, Ant) worked but make their moves in shortest time (normally
>>>ply1) in any level. A third group of engines (Inmich, Rival, LambChop) didnt
>>>worked with the Winboard-Interface.
>>>Any ideas?
>>
>>I am not good at all with computers, so that I am not able to run my programmes
>>with the Winboard-Interface for Fritz5.32. I would be delighted to do so with
>>Tristam, Phalanx or GNU, or any other of the programmes you mentioned. I have
>>all of them downloaded. Also with my Hiarcs 6 if it were possible. Could you
>>please explain in a very simple way how to do it?. Thank you in advance!.
>>
>
>The best way is to go to www.chessbase.com and there in the download section.
>Next you have to download the winboard-interface and then you can get some
>winboard engines (gnuchess, The crazy Bishop etc.). There is also an description
>how to make engines like Tristam and so on playable with Fritz.
>
>1. Make a folder (in ...\ChessBase\Engines) for the Tristam files and copy them
>into this folder.
>2. Copy the gnuchess.init file from gnuchess-folder (be sure it is the version
>from chessbase!) to Tristam folder and rename it to tristam.init
>3. Copy the Winboard interface (Winboardeng.eng) to the ...\Chessbase\Engines
>folder and rename it to Tristam.eng
>
>Now if you start Fritz and look to your engines with F3 you should see Tristam
>and can work with that engine.
>Hope this little explanation will help.
>
>Best wishes
>Torsten

I can't find the gnuchess.init file.
--
Komputer Korner



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