Author: Thomas Logan
Date: 07:17:40 10/02/05
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On October 02, 2005 at 10:09:32, Roy Brunjes wrote: >On October 02, 2005 at 10:00:06, Thomas Logan wrote: > >>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 > > >Just another reason for me to dislike CB GUI. I am using the S8 GUI. I did the >same things you stated and same results for me (I did not see your results). > >Anyone else know of an alternative to playchess.com that does not hassle you >about computer-accounts? > >Thanks, > >Roy Are book.bin and the fruit engine in the same directory ? It is not the gui that finds engine book but the engine to my knowledge Tom
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