Author: Graham Banks
Date: 14:05:40 01/03/05
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On January 03, 2005 at 16:59:42, Stephen Ham wrote: >On January 03, 2005 at 16:33:06, Graham Banks wrote: > >>On January 03, 2005 at 16:29:07, Stephen Ham wrote: >> >>>Dear readers, >>> >>>I just received my copy of Junior 9 today, which I will review at ChessCafe.com, >>>as I did earlier with Shredder. >>> >>>Given my excitement, I've not yet read the "read me" file or viewed Amir's media >>>file (I will tonight, though). But given that the engine is marketed as having a >>>"special strength in its understanding of compensation." I take that to mean >>>that it comprehends when a material deficit is compensated for by active play. >>> >>>If my understanding is correct, then I have an ideal position in mind from one >>>of my correspondence games, given that both sides frequently offered exchange >>>sacrifices, most of which were declined. So I quickly tested that game by >>>playing through a few moves with Junior. During this, Junior 9 locked up on my >>>screen and generated a message stating "Junior 9 caused an exception." This >>>happen 3-times in about 30-minutes of testing. What does that mean? Is this an >>>engine problem, a GUI problem, or a hardware (e.g. memory) problem? How does one >>>resolve this problem. >>> >>>Obviously, in my haste, I've yet to download the latest CB GUI, but have read >>>complaints about it. Yet, others seem happy with J9.0.0.2. What is the latest >>>verdict on J9's CB upgrade? >>> >>>All the best, >>> >>>Stephen >> >> >>Hi Stephen >> >>you should download the 9.0.0.2 patch. If you have other Chessbase programs, I'd >>then run the Junior 9.0.0.2 engine through one of those. >> >>Graham. > >Thanks, Graham. > >Yes, I'll download J9.0.0.2 and then load the engine via my existing Shredder 8 >icon. Then I'll delete the J9 icon. Is that what you meant? > >All the best, > >Stephen Not sure why you need to delete anything necessarily? Just run Junior 9.0.0.2 as an engine under the Shredder 8 CB GUI. Regards, Graham
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