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Subject: Re: Crafty Opening Books in Chessbase Format

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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