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Subject: Re: book for Comet b11

Author: Michael Fuhrmann

Date: 13:21:32 12/31/99

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On December 31, 1999 at 00:41:00, Pete Galati wrote:

>On December 30, 1999 at 16:23:07, Michael Fuhrmann wrote:
>
>>On December 30, 1999 at 15:14:11, Frank Quisinsky wrote:
>>
>>>On December 30, 1999 at 13:58:01, Michael Fuhrmann wrote:
>>>
>>>>I've downloaded the latest version of Comet (b11), but it doesn't seem to come
>>>>with an opening book. Can anyone tell where I get this and how to install it?
>>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I think that you have Comet B.11 from my webpage.
>>>And here you can find the latest book for Comet !
>>>
>>>I put all WinBoard Comet versions for 3 weeks on my webpage.
>>>
>>>So you can find ...
>>>
>>>The latest book !
>>>The dino Comet (DOS version)
>>>All WinBoard Comet versions
>>>And the full version of Comet (DOS) without book !
>>>
>>>I will not put all Comet version with book on my FTP page. So I put the latest
>>>book in an extra ZIP file on my FTP page.
>>>
>>>OK ...
>>>Index page / FTP / Download / Comet !!!
>>>
>>>http://www.in-trier.de/~quisinsky
>>>
>>>Have a nice day
>>>
>>>Kind regards
>>>Frank
>>
>>Thanks for the replies, Pete and Frank. I got the book now.
>>
>>One other thing. When I played an engine-engine game (comet vs gnu), the game
>>ended with a "black mates" note in Winboard's display -- even though no mate had
>>occurred. I think I've noticed this before with earlier versions of Comet. Is
>>this some sort of bug?
>
>I never noticed that happening, when ever I run Winboard matches I run them with
>Winboard's "show thinking" turned off, it might be related to that.  That
>appears to be a measage from GNUchess not Comet (only guessing actually).  Was
>that with the new GNUchess?  That program still has allot of sand in it's eyes,
>it plays some good games though.
>
>Pete

I think you're right about it being a message from Gnuchess, and I think it was
the new Gnuchess.

Still, I'm pretty sure I've seen this before, possibly in games between comet
and the older gnuchess . . . A mate is declared, the game stops, but no mate has
in fact occurred.



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