Author: gerold daniels
Date: 07:49:57 04/02/05
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On April 02, 2005 at 10:42:16, Mike Byrne wrote: >On April 02, 2005 at 08:17:49, Ted Summers wrote: > >>Hello, >> >>Does anyone know where I can locate any Crafty Opening Books in Chessbase >>Format? >> >>Thanks > > >Crafty opening books do not work in chessbase format. You have two choices, use >chessbase books with Crafty. Or if you use Crafy via the wb2uci convertor, >Crafty opening book (in crafty format) will work with chessbase gui. The book >needs to be in directory without space and you need to add the "bookpath=" line >in the wb2uci.eng. > >Search wb2uci on google for more detailed instructions on usingthis utility. > >If you are referring to the chessbase native version of crafty, only chessbase >books will work with it. > >There are Crafty books at Bob Hyat's ftp site or you make you own using crafty >and pgn files. > >"book create 44 1 .5" will make the main book from the pgn file 22 moves deep >(44 ply) with all moves played at least once and scored 50%. > >"books create 16 3 .55" will make the start book from the pgn file 16 moves >deep (32 ply) with all moves played at least 3 times and scored 55%. > >Note the "s" added to the second "books" command. That signifies crafty to make >the start book. Without the s, crafty will make the main book. > >The file books.bin will be the start book, the files book.bin with be the main >book. > >Crafty will use both books, using the start book first and then the main book. >The settings above for the start book will make a higher quality book (better >opening moves) than the main book, but the start book will be smaller than the >main book. You adjust the size and the quaility of the book by adjusting the >settings used in creating the book. Some people like to make books 60 plys >deep, (30 moves) , I do not. In some cases, after 30 ply you already in the >endgame, and I'm interested in watching Crafty compute the moves in the middle >game as opposed to following known book lines right to the endgame. > > >good luck! > >Michael good morning Michael.are there any books available that are 60 plys deep. would be interesting to see crafty play with 60 plys deep. gerold.
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