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Subject: Re:HMMMMMMMMMMmmmm rebel 11 does this doesn't it?

Author: Alex

Date: 11:26:01 08/28/05

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On August 27, 2005 at 19:56:58, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On August 27, 2005 at 17:56:30, Graham Banks wrote:
>
>>On August 27, 2005 at 15:49:12, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>On August 27, 2005 at 15:39:31, Mark Mason wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have purchased a download copy of Shredder 9 UCI from Shredderchess.com and
>>>>with it comes an openings book but it is in .bkt format.
>>>>
>>>>I also have purchased S9 on CD from Chessbase which has an openings book
>>>>Shredder 9.ctg.
>>>>
>>>>I would like to be able to use the .bkt book in Chessbase. Does anyone know:
>>>>
>>>>a) are the 2 books the same ?
>
>Yes, they are basically the same, but ChessBase has only 2 way to read the book
>while Shredder UCI has 3.
>
>If you take the UCI version you see that the moves have a rating letter.
>
>If you select:
>
>1. Tournament
>
>the program will play only moves rated from a to c and will play only moves
>rated d when there are not a to c ones.
>
>2. Standard
>
>the program will play moves from a to d (this is the tournament mode of
>ChessBase GUI)
>
>3. Wide
>
>the program will play moves from a to e (rating them all the same); this is the
>wide reading mode or ChessBase too.
>
>
>So, the difference is that the tournament mode of UCI version is more restricted
>to better moves compared to the ChessBase GUI as that is the same as the std.
>one of UCI.
>
>Sandro
>>>
>>>As far as I know the ChessBase book is worse than the Shredder book.
>>>
>>>>b) is there a way to convert .bkt to .ctg to be able to use with the CB GUI ?
>>>
>>>No. There is no public specification of the "ctg" format, so nothing can convert
>>>from or to it.
>>>
>>>--
>>>GCP
>>
>>
>>It could be done if somebody with the programming skills could be bothered.
>>My programmer friend found a way of converting the Chessmaster book into ctg
>>format, so no reason why other book formats can't be converted also.
>>I might ask him if he'll find a way to convert Arena books into ctg format.
>>
>>Graham.
  It s merge book facility merges several books ,,,Chessmaster, and
chessbase....dont know about shredder tho..Alex



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