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

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 08:05:28 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



Just to confirm Joachim's reply.  This happens only under the CB GUI's with
ponder on.  If you leave the permanent brain option grayed out and start a match
against another engine then  you will see Fruit firing away the moves from
Marc's book :-)

The fix for this will reach you very soon.


Djordje



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