Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 14:14:31 11/23/04
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On November 23, 2004 at 16:05:54, James C. Logan wrote:
>I also had problems running Gandalf 6 with Chessbase products (Chessbase 9,
>Fritz 8), but somewhat different than prevously reported. I use engines mainly
>for analysis rather than engine-engine matches, so the infinite analysis
>function must work.
>
>I installed the full version, and ran it under the Lokasoft interface, then
>copied the \g60 directory over to the Chessbase UCI engine folder.
This is not at all necessary because you can create
the UCI-engine under Fritz by going to the "g60" file
of ChessPartner.
Kurt
I started
>Fritz 8 and created the UCI engine. It loaded just fine. However, when I called
>the infinite analysis function, while it worked as expected in the middle of a
>game, when I went to move 1, there was no engine activity at all. Not until I
>got a few moves into the opening. It would present, what I would say was the
>next expected book move rather than engine analysis - and only one move of data, no variation, no alternate move (I use multvariation, 2 lines).
Before using Gandalf 6.0 as UCI under Fritz-GUI you
should at least once have started Gandalf 6.0 under
ChessPartner GUI.
Kurt
>
>OK - I now deleted all the files from the directory other than the executable,
>and low and behold, everything now works as expected, and from move 1. This is
>repeatable. I did note that the tablebase directory was incorrect in the ini
>file, but fixing that did nothing to help matters. Only deletion of all the
>files.
>
>One quick question here - since the book is no longer where the engine can find
>it, will it use the Chessbase book? And if I did have the Gandalf book in the
>directory as well as, say PowerBook 2004, which book would Gandalf use? Seems I
>should know this answer, but I do not.
Gandalf 6.0's engine parameter "Use Own Book" does not
work under ChessBase-GUI. To use Gandalf's book close
the book under ChessBase-GUI and it works. Otherwise
the ChessBase-book will be used. For Nunn tests you
should rename the Gandalf book.
Kurt
>Thanks for any input, and/or comments.
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