Author: Roy Brunjes
Date: 08:21:42 10/02/05
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On October 02, 2005 at 10:39:03, Joachim Rang 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 Roy, > >yes this is a known bug. Djordje Vidanovic reported it to us and now we know the >reason. CB-GUI let's the engine ponder even while in book. If the move of the >opponent matches the ponder move Fruit does not play from the book but >calculates. If later the move from the opponent does not match the ponder move >Fruit begins to play book moves again. > >Fabien has already fixed this and it will be made available int the first update >of Fruit togehter with Tablebase-Support. > >I'm sorry of that bug but it will be fixed soon. > >I hope for your understanding. > >Joachim Joachim, Thank you for your response. Hmm... I submitted a query for help on a public bulletin board and received a response directly from the vendor within hours with a cogent response that says a fix has been made and will be released in the next release. Already this is better support than what most users seem to get from ChessBase. Add to that support for non-Windows platforms like Linux and Mac OS/X ... things are beginning to look even better now. Not only is Fruit 2.2 a very strong engine, but the support is already showing itself to be better than what I am used to from ChessBase. Of course doing this well over a long period of time is what defines true excellence. The Fruit team is off to a good start all the same! Roy
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