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Subject: Re: Gandalf6.0 and book

Author: Mark R. Anderson

Date: 10:08:37 11/24/04

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On November 23, 2004 at 16:26:55, steen suurballe wrote:

>This is from the readme
>
>for point 1) this trick is also needed for analysis to bypass-book (rename
>dbchs.dat to e.g
>dbchs.dat000 while doing analysis)
>
>.....
>
>UCI
>--------------------------------------------------------
>The tips below are only workaround for bugs in the
>Chessbase GUI. The tricks are not needed under ChessPartner.
>
>1) when playing from test-positions NUNN-1/NUNN-2,,, and book should be disabled
>the GUI option "OwnBook" unfortunately does not work (Chessbase GUI error)
>
>Solution : rename gandalfs own book, dbchs.dat to e.g. dbchs.dat000 and gandalf
>will play without book.
>
>2) when playing normal games and you only want to use gandalfs book, dbchs.dat,
>   use "File -> New -> OpeningsBook" to create an "empty.ctg" book, and attach
>this "empty book" when playing normal games to enable only gandalfs own book.
>This is a known "trick/workaround" since gandalf 4.

Steen,

Thanks, your clever workaround works like a charm in my Fritz 8 GUI.  Now,
Gandalf can have it's own book.  Your new Gandalf is great ... I love it and am
a happy customer.  Good job.

Mark Anderson



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