Author: Thomas Logan
Date: 07:00:06 10/02/05
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On October 02, 2005 at 09:43:46, Roy Brunjes wrote: > >I have already read the threads on this issue here and they are not helpful. As >the subject line states, with Arena, no issues at all. Nice to have an >alternative to CB yet again! > >I would like to try out some Fruit 2.2 games on playchess.com though and so I >need the CB proprietary GUI for that. I have gone through the "create UCI" >process with no errors. I can load Fruit 2.2 as an engine just fine. > >As an aside, I would like to find a chess server that is a free alternative to >playchess.com that others can use for engine-engine games (amongst others) that >does not require the CB GUI. I prefer a system where computer accounts are >created freely without hassles (unlike FICS or ICC). Anyone know of such a >place? > >I click on the "Openings Book" tab in the GUI and closed the book in use so that >pane now just says "Load Book". I selected "Change Main Engine" and then clicked >on the "Engine Parameters" button. "Own Book" is checked off on the window of >engine parameters that pops up. In the field "Book File" I have tried "book.bin" >(the default), "C:\Program Files\Fruit\book.bin" (a full path to where the >book.bin file lives" and even C:\book.bin (I copied the book file there in the >hopes it would find it). > >While there is some small evidence that a book might be in use, it's not right: > >1. e4 e5 (immediate response indicating some sort of book I suppose) >2. Nf3 (Fruit is now out of book). > >or this > >1. e4 c5 (immediate response) >2. Nf3 (Fruit is now out of book). > >Anyone have better luck with the CB GUI and own book use for Fruit 2.2 ? > >Thanks, > >Roy Hi did a quick test against shreder 9 went into book option unchecked use book and tournament book went into parmeters made sure own book was checked and bookfile set to book.bin start 5 min blitz Fruit played the first 9 moves instantly and did not begin thinking until move 9 and this position [d]r1bqkb1r/1p3pp1/p1nppn1p/8/3NP1PP/2N1B3/PPP2P2/R2QKBR1 b Qkq h3 0 9 Shredder 9 - Fruit 2.2 THOMAS-KBZT8WLT, Blitz:5' THOMAS-KBZT8WLT (1), 02.10.2005 1.e4 c5 -0.01/1 0 2.Nf3 d6 -0.01/1 0 3.d4 cxd4 -0.01/1 0 4.Nxd4 Nf6 -0.01/1 0 5.Nc3 e6 -0.01/1 0 6.g4 h6 -0.01/1 0 7.Rg1 Nc6 -0.01/1 0 8.Be3 a6 -0.01/1 0 9.h4 Line Tom
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