Fatal: second chess program (gandalf60) exited unexpectedly

[Volker Pittlik]

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StartChildProcess (dir="f:\schach\lokasoft\chesspartner5.3\engines\g60") gandalf60
1203 >second: xboard
protover 2
1203 <second:
1203 <second: kibitz Gandalf v6.0 ready to play...
1203 <second: tellics set 1 gandalf v6.0
Fatal Error: Error: second chess program (gandalf60) exited unexpectedly
GameEnds(0, (null), 2)
3578 >first : quit
3578 >second: quit

Any hints someone?

Volker

[Volker Pittlik]

Gandalf needs xboard in the wb.ini.

Also change the gandalf60wb.res with the correct data.

Why on earth they don't include this info in the helpfile? It's in their helpdesk. Got it after open an account there, (again!) give my personal data, email address...

Volker

[Leo Dijksman]

Its in the readme: [gandalf60Readme.txt]

Information
-----------

Gandalf works as both CP-native engine and UCI and winboard.

Native + UCI : Info found in the GUI.

Winboard
----------------------------------------------

gandalf60 takes the parameter "xboard" and works then like a winboard engine
E.g. the fcp parameter should look like -fcp "...\gandalf60.exe xboard"

The resource file gandalf60wb.res :

LEARNING 1 <------ Enables Learning
DRAW 6 50 <------ Accepts draw after 6 moves within CONTEMPT and move 50 have been made
CONTEMPT 0 <------ Contempt factor in centipawns (here 0.00)
RESIGN 7 6 <------ resign if score is worse than 7.00 and has been for the last 6 moves
TB c:\TB <------ EGTB path
BOOKPATH c:\gan60 <------ PAth to opening book dbchs.dat
STYLE 0 <------ 0=normal 1=gambit
HASH 200 <------ Hash-memory in MB (values extended from 16 to 1600 Mb)
TBCACHE 8 <------ EGTB cache.

Only. its placed in an unexpected place "ChessPartner 5.3" folder instead of "G60".

Leo