ChessGUI 0.124 portable ?

[Gábor Szots]

OK, then that explains at least some of the hangings.
My impression is that ChessGUI is stricter with time management than Arena.
To draw on time means the engine that still has time also has less than mating material.

Matthias.

Here are the drawn on time end positions:

8/8/3B4/5k2/3b4/8/6K1/8 b - -
8/5K2/8/8/5k2/4n3/8/5B2 b - -

In the second, white can mate black if black helps. Djinn was black.

I was aware of this but chose to ignore the unlikely help.
Is FIDE always right about chess ?
I will implement an option to strictly comply with FIDE in next version.

Matthias.

It was only to inform you. I don't think it is worth the effort to implement it.

[Matthias Gemuh]

hi Matthias,

On ChessGU 0.123, I've had some problems with the engine list, though: sometimes the list was completely erased, other, duplicates of all or almost all engines were created, e.g.

Alaric 707 :: Flags = UCI2 Can_Analyze Remis_Book
Alaric707 :: Flags = No_GUI_Book

This nasty bug occurs in latest ChessGUI versions during engine installation.
Cause found. Bugfix within the next 2 days.
BTW, the false engine cannot be launched by GUI.


Matthias.

[Matthias Gemuh]

hi Matthias,

On ChessGU 0.123, I've had some problems with the engine list, though: sometimes the list was completely erased, other, duplicates of all or almost all engines were created, e.g.

Alaric 707 :: Flags = UCI2 Can_Analyze Remis_Book
Alaric707 :: Flags = No_GUI_Book

This nasty bug occurs in latest ChessGUI versions during engine installation.
Cause found. Bugfix within the next 2 days.
BTW, the false engine cannot be launched by GUI.


Matthias.

ChessGUI 0.126 is "upped".


Matthias.

[Graham Banks]

hi Matthias,

On ChessGU 0.123, I've had some problems with the engine list, though: sometimes the list was completely erased, other, duplicates of all or almost all engines were created, e.g.

Alaric 707 :: Flags = UCI2 Can_Analyze Remis_Book
Alaric707 :: Flags = No_GUI_Book

This nasty bug occurs in latest ChessGUI versions during engine installation.
Cause found. Bugfix within the next 2 days.
BTW, the false engine cannot be launched by GUI.


Matthias.

ChessGUI 0.126 is "upped".


Matthias.

ChessGUI 0.126 doesn't seem to hold the tablebases path and bitbases path. After I enter them, come out and then go back in, it's changed back to what it was previously.

[Matthias Gemuh]

ChessGUI 0.126 doesn't seem to hold the tablebases path and bitbases path. After I enter them, come out and then go back in, it's changed back to what it was previously.

ChessGUI 0.127 is "upped".
- fixed mentioned bug, I hope
- added more protocol support for weak inflexible WB engines

Matthias.

[Graham Banks]

ChessGUI 0.126 doesn't seem to hold the tablebases path and bitbases path. After I enter them, come out and then go back in, it's changed back to what it was previously.

ChessGUI 0.127 is "upped".
- fixed mentioned bug, I hope
- added more protocol support for weak inflexible WB engines

Matthias.

Thanks Matthias.

[Graham Banks]

ChessGUI 0.126 doesn't seem to hold the tablebases path and bitbases path. After I enter them, come out and then go back in, it's changed back to what it was previously.

ChessGUI 0.127 is "upped".
- fixed mentioned bug, I hope
- added more protocol support for weak inflexible WB engines

Matthias.

Keeps the tablebases and egbb paths now, but still doesn't seem to use the tablebases for adjudicating results any more.

[Matthias Gemuh]

Keeps the tablebases and egbb paths now, but still doesn't seem to use the tablebases for adjudicating results any more.

Hi Graham,

tablebases are being used for adjudication here.
Note that there are no WB engines yet that support these new options.
Anyone out there with tablebase adjudication problems ?
It is difficult to trace the problem here because I don't have it, but I will try.

Matthias.

[Graham Banks]

Keeps the tablebases and egbb paths now, but still doesn't seem to use the tablebases for adjudicating results any more.

Hi Graham,

tablebases are being used for adjudication here.
Note that there are no WB engines yet that support these new options.
Anyone out there with tablebase adjudication problems ?
It is difficult to trace the problem here because I don't have it, but I will try.

Matthias.

I take it back. Does seem to be working now.

Cheers, Graham.

[Matthias Gemuh]

I take it back. Does seem to be working now.

Cheers, Graham.

Das ist gut