...has anyone pgn to algebric (Nf3 to g1f3) convesion progr

[WYx]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: WYx at 26 July 2000 10:16:02:

[U.Türke]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: U.Türke at 26 July 2000 13:37:11:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: ...has anyone pgn to algebric (Nf3 to g1f3) convesion program?... (no text) geschrieben von: / posted by: WYx at 26 July 2000 10:16:02:
In case you don't find better, you could use the COMET32.EXE.
1. read the pgn file (CTRL I) to read the pgn notation of a game
2. use command "write" from Comet32 to output algebraic notation into file "NEWBOOK.BOK"

[Adrien Regimbald]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Adrien Regimbald at 26 July 2000 15:43:50:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: ...has anyone pgn to algebric (Nf3 to g1f3) convesion program?... (no text) geschrieben von: / posted by: WYx at 26 July 2000 10:16:02:
Hi,
Extract will do a nice job of this, and is also extremely valuable for all sorts of PGN/SAN related tasks.
Run it with the flag -Wlalg to get it to output in long algerbraic (e2e4 e7e5 g1f3 etc)

Regards,
Adrien.

[Pete Galati]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: Pete Galati at 27 July 2000 06:56:08:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Re: ...has anyone pgn to algebric (Nf3 to g1f3) convesion program?... (no text) geschrieben von: / posted by: U.Türke at 26 July 2000 13:37:11:

In case you don't find better, you could use the COMET32.EXE.
1. read the pgn file (CTRL I) to read the pgn notation of a game
2. use command "write" from Comet32 to output algebraic notation into file "NEWBOOK.BOK"

I wish I had known this when I was making a larger book for SCP. Comet does that pretty well. What I finally came up with was using RBM files from Rebel, but that was far too random even though I could select the opening, it was difficult to see what games I was using unless I'd read/savegame with Crafty to first convert them to pgn files. But that was far too tedious.
I allways forget that the Dos Comet thinks in long algebraic. It actually has all sorts of database features built into it that people don't tent to know about, and it actually does a better job of reading epd positions than Winboard does because it allows me to select which epd out of a file, but Winboard makes you cycle through them. I think Comet's way works better..
Pete

[U.Türke]

Geschrieben von: / Posted by: U.Türke at 27 July 2000 10:16:40:
Als Antwort auf: / As an answer to: Re: ...has anyone pgn to algebric (Nf3 to g1f3) convesion program?... (no text) geschrieben von: / posted by: Pete Galati at 27 July 2000 06:56:08:

In case you don't find better, you could use the COMET32.EXE.
1. read the pgn file (CTRL I) to read the pgn notation of a game
2. use command "write" from Comet32 to output algebraic notation into file "NEWBOOK.BOK"

I wish I had known this when I was making a larger book for SCP. Comet does that pretty well. What I finally came up with was using RBM files from Rebel, but that was far too random even though I could select the opening, it was difficult to see what games I was using unless I'd read/savegame with Crafty to first convert them to pgn files. But that was far too tedious.
I allways forget that the Dos Comet thinks in long algebraic. It actually has all sorts of database features built into it that people don't tent to know about, and it actually does a better job of reading epd positions than Winboard does because it allows me to select which epd out of a file, but Winboard makes you cycle through them. I think Comet's way works better..
Pete

You can also use the "pgn->" command to convert a whole pgn file into algebraic notation.
I myself tend to forget these features because I am using these less often nowadays. After all, operating via the Fritz gui is more comfortable than through the old dos -comet.
BTW, generation of a book out of master games is also very risky.
Thanks Pete.
Uli