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Subject: Re: Fruit 2.2 : own book works great with Arena; how use own book in CB

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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