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Subject: Re: UCI numbskull

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 18:07:38 12/15/05

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On December 15, 2005 at 16:47:14, Stuart Cracraft wrote:

>On December 15, 2005 at 16:37:13, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On December 15, 2005 at 16:29:37, Stuart Cracraft wrote:
>>
>>>Hi - I am a UCI numbskull and know nothing about it.
>>>
>>>I have fruit 2.1 and now want to use uci or polyglot or
>>>whatever, to actually play a game.
>>>
>>>What's the least distance from here to there?
>>>
>>>Your advice and input is appreciated.
>>
>>I agree with Jon Dart (Arena is better for contests anyway).
>>
>>But if you insist on using polyglot (e.g. if you want to play online you will
>>need to do this anyway) here is my sample polyglot file for fruit:
>>
>>E:\programme\winboard\polyglot>type fruit.ini
>>
>>[PolyGlot]
>>
>>EngineName    = Fruit
>>EngineDir     = E:\programme\winboard\fruit
>>EngineCommand = fruit
>>
>>Log     = false
>>LogFile = fruit.log
>>
>>Book = true
>>BookFile = E:\programme\winboard\polyglot\dc_spec.bin
>>
>>[Engine]
>>
>>Hash = 64
>>
>>NalimovPath  = e:\programme\winboard\nalimov
>>NalimovCache = 8
>
>Not at all - Arena is just right. I am glad the suggestion
>came so early. From suggestion to the program up, using Arena's
>installation wizard was about 5 minutes. Woo-hoo. Nice interface.
>
>No more Winboard or other interface for me now.

Don't you play online?



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