Openings with GNUChess 5?

[M.Scheidl]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: M.Scheidl am 04. Dezember 1999 15:42:24:
With the new WinBoard 4.0.4 and GNUChess 5,
the program doesn't use the opening book.
(I did not change default settings in any way.)
Any solutions?
Thanks,
M.Scheidl

[M.Scheidl]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: M.Scheidl am 04. Dezember 1999 16:07:21:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Openings with GNUChess 5? geschrieben von:/posted by: M.Scheidl am 04. Dezember 1999 15:42:24:

With the new WinBoard 4.0.4 and GNUChess 5,
the program doesn't use the opening book.
Any solutions?
Thanks,
M.Scheidl

... after 1.e2-e4. I've tried it again and
the book responded i.e. after 1.Nf3, 1.d4 and -
with some waiting time - after 1.c4, but it starts
to calculate after 1.e4. A little hole in the
repertoire?

[Pete Galati]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Pete Galati am 04. Dezember 1999 17:02:11:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: 1.e4-Openings with GNUChess 5? geschrieben von:/posted by: M.Scheidl am 04. Dezember 1999 16:07:21:

With the new WinBoard 4.0.4 and GNUChess 5,
the program doesn't use the opening book.
Any solutions?
Thanks,
M.Scheidl

... after 1.e2-e4. I've tried it again and
the book responded i.e. after 1.Nf3, 1.d4 and -
with some waiting time - after 1.c4, but it starts
to calculate after 1.e4. A little hole in the
repertoire?

Make sure that the opening book file (book.dat) is in the same directory as the exe file is and then the book should work.
Pete

[Kurt Utzinger]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: Kurt Utzinger am 08. Dezember 1999 22:58:34:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: 1.e4-Openings with GNUChess 5? geschrieben von:/posted by: Pete Galati am 04. Dezember 1999 17:02:11:

With the new WinBoard 4.0.4 and GNUChess 5,
the program doesn't use the opening book.
Any solutions?
Thanks,
M.Scheidl

... after 1.e2-e4. I've tried it again and
the book responded i.e. after 1.Nf3, 1.d4 and -
with some waiting time - after 1.c4, but it starts
to calculate after 1.e4. A little hole in the
repertoire?

Make sure that the opening book file (book.dat) is in the same directory as the exe file is and then the book should work.
Pete

To have the opening book file (book.dat) in the same directory as the exe file does not solve the problem after 1.e2-e4. I present another solution. After starting the WinBoard 4.0.4 with GnuChess5 choose "Reset game" and then all is working properly.
K. Utzinger

[M.Scheidl]

Geschrieben von:/Posted by: M.Scheidl am 09. Dezember 1999 00:06:30:
Als Antwort auf:/As an answer to: Re: 1.e4-Openings with GNUChess 5? geschrieben von:/posted by: Kurt Utzinger am 08. Dezember 1999 22:58:34:
Thanks Kurt,
first I thought this is the soultion, but Gnu 5 plays only 1...Nc6 sometimes, but most often the problem stays the same. I will download WB 4.0.5., although Tim Mann told me, that this has nothing to do with the Gnu opening failure of course. If it doesn't work, I'll try to rename the old book from Gnu 4.
By the way... wie geht's denn Ihrem CXG Super Enterprise?
Regards,
M.Scheidl