Author: Stephen Ham
Date: 14:12:34 01/03/05
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On January 03, 2005 at 17:05:40, Graham Banks wrote: >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 Sorry for not being clearer, Graham. I already have a S8 icon on my desk top. There's no point in having both an S8 and a J9 icon there. After all, I've been advised to delete as many superfluous icons as possible, to free up the computer. So I'll delete the extra one and pull both engines up in the other. All the best, Stephen
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