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Subject: Re: To: Sune

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 06:38:15 08/16/99

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On August 16, 1999 at 00:32:09, brain wrote:

>Thanks Sune.Some questions (hope you don't mind):
>(a) does writing the init file works for ALL winboard programs not mentioned by
>you? e.g. tristram, monik, ...and whole bunch of the others? (Another way of
>phrasing the question is: do winboard engines which can be used in the Fritz GUI
>thru the init file fall under a different category?)
>(b) have you experienced Anmon being timed-out when playing eng-vs-eng in the
>Fritz GUI?
>(c) have you encountered Fortress's suddenly stopped playing in the middle of
>aeng-vs-eng game, but the its clock actually counts UP instead of DOWN?
>Thanks in advance.On August 13, 1999 at 12:04:07, Sune Larsson wrote:

 a)Don't know-but Tristram should work according to ChessBase. I have also
   added Ant361. But trying is possible...
   Don't understand your question about categories. In this case I see Fritz
   and WinBoard as two interfaces.

 b)Nope

 c)Nope - but Fortress161 lost two games in TIME in a little 5-min blitzmatch
   against AnMon426 (1-3). Positions were also lost.

   Christian Liebert had an interesting message, some days ago, in
   www.computerschach.de/forum/messages/1948.html It was called:
   "INIT-FILES FOR FRITZ" with examples for some programs.

   Sune
>>For those interested there are a number of WinBoard programs that work fine
>>as engines in Fritz 5.32.>
>>GNUChess, Gromit, Crazy Bishop: There are ready setups at ChessBase, using
>>                                WinBoard adapter.>
>>AnMon426, LGGold, Inmichess, Fortress: Ready for Fritz 5.32. There are
>>                                       init.files in the programs. Just
>>                                       follow the written instructions,
>>                                       using WinBoard adapter.>
>>Phalanx21, ZChess210, Arasan52, Bionic41: For these programs I had to write
>>                                          init.files, following the example
>>                                          of AnMon. In Parameter - CommandLine
>>                                          just write the commandline you use
>>                                          in WinBoard ini for respec.program.
>>                                          Then use WinBoard adapter.>
>>Instructions how to use WinBoard adapter are to be found at ChessBase.
>>In Fritz you can let the programs use the General.ctg as openingbook.
>>Or Powerbooks-99 if you have it.>>Sune



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