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by **Alex Brunetti** » 08 Nov 2007, 20:52

Using IG_WBTM and a starting position (passed as PGN), the engine Soldat (0.25b) creates a problem: after setting up the position, WinBoard retracts the last move! Actually, it sends to one engine all the moves, and to the other one all the moves but one. This way one engine will move out of turn, the move will be ignored and the game ends on time. This fact happens only with Soldat! Anyway, Soldat worked correctly under Arena using a starting position. So, my question is: is there any other WB manager that works fine with starting positions and Soldat engine? Or IG_WBTM is fine and I am missing something? I have no clues

These are the WinBoard debugs, with Soldat playing White and Black.

Thanx, Alex

Code: Select all: recognized 'normal' (-1) as variant normal WinBoard 4.2.7 + chaturanga.exe Reset(1, 0) from gameMode 0 recognized 'normal' (-1) as variant normal GameEnds(0, (null), 2) StartChildProcess (dir="C:\Arena\Engines\Chaturanga") chaturanga.exe 641 >first : xboard protover 2 1082 <first : Chaturanga 1082 <first : by Stefano Malloggi 1082 <first : 1082 <first : 1082 <first : Commands: 1082 <first : board <w> Print Board on screen (0) or on log file (1) 1082 <first : go Start analysis 1082 <first : help Show this list 1082 <first : load <filename> Load fen position 1082 <first : new Start new game 1082 <first : perft <d> Compute perft at depth d 1082 <first : remove Undo last two plies 1082 <first : quit Exit program 1082 <first : 1082 <first : 1082 <first : r n b q k b n r 1082 <first : p p p p p p p p 1082 <first : . . . . . . . . 1082 <first : . . . . . . . . 1082 <first : . . . . . . . . 1082 <first : . . . . . . . . 1082 <first : P P P P P P P P 1082 <first : R N B Q K B N R 1082 <first : 1082 <first : 1082 <first : feature setboard=1 playother=1 myname="Chaturanga 2.3.1" done=1 1082 >first : accepted setboard 1082 >first : accepted playother 1082 >first : accepted myname 1092 >first : accepted done 1102 >first : new random 1102 >first : level 0 1 1 1102 >first : post 1102 >first : hard 1102 >first : easy LoadGame(): on entry, gameMode 0 Parsed game start '[Event "Ci001b"]' (41) Parsed PGNTag: [Event "Ci001b"] Parsed PGNTag: [Site "SIBELIUS"] Parsed PGNTag: [Date "2007.11.05"] Parsed PGNTag: [Round "1"] Parsed PGNTag: [White "Chaturanga 2.3"] Parsed PGNTag: [Black "Aldebaran 0.7.0"] Parsed PGNTag: [Result "*"] Parsed PGNTag: [BlackElo "1689"] Parsed PGNTag: [Time "09:30:50"] Parsed PGNTag: [WhiteElo "2200"] Parsed PGNTag: [TimeControl "60+1"] Parsed PGNTag: [Termination "rules infraction"] Parsed PGNTag: [PlyCount "32"] Parsed PGNTag: [WhiteType "human"] Parsed PGNTag: [BlackType "program"] recognized 'Ci001b' (-1) as variant normal 1112 >first : new random 1112 >first : level 0 1 1 1112 >first : post 1112 >first : hard 1112 >first : easy 1112 >first : force Parsed e4 into e2e4 Parsed c5 into c7c5 Parsed Nf3 into g1f3 Parsed d6 into d7d6 Parsed d4 into d2d4 Parsed cxd4 into c5d4 Parsed Nxd4 into f3d4 Parsed Nf6 into g8f6 Parsed Nc3 into b1c3 Parsed a6 into a7a6 Parsed Bg5 into c1g5 Parsed e6 into e7e6 Parsed f4 into f2f4 Parsed Be7 into f8e7 Parsed Qf3 into d1f3 Parsed Qc7 into d8c7 Parsed O-O-O into e1c1 Parsed Nbd7 into b8d7 Parsed g4 into g2g4 Parsed b5 into b7b5 Parsed Bxf6 into g5f6 Parsed Nxf6 into d7f6 Parsed g5 into g4g5 Parsed Nd7 into f6d7 Parsed f5 into f4f5 Parsed Nc5 into d7c5 Parsed f6 into f5f6 Parsed gxf6 into g7f6 Parsed gxf6 into g5f6 Parsed Bf8 into e7f8 Parsed Rg1 into h1g1 Parsed game end: * GameEnds(34, , 3) ForwardInner(31), current 0, forward 31 PauseEvent(): pausing 0 1182 >first : e2e4 1182 >first : c7c5 1182 >first : g1f3 1182 >first : d7d6 1182 >first : d2d4 1182 >first : c5d4 1182 >first : f3d4 1182 >first : g8f6 1182 >first : b1c3 1182 >first : a7a6 1182 >first : c1g5 1182 >first : e7e6 1182 >first : f2f4 1182 >first : f8e7 1182 >first : d1f3 1182 >first : d8c7 1182 >first : e1c1 1182 >first : b8d7 1182 >first : g2g4 1182 >first : b7b5 1182 >first : g5f6 1182 >first : d7f6 1182 >first : g4g5 1182 >first : f6d7 1212 >first : f4f5 1212 >first : d7c5 1212 >first : f5f6 1212 >first : g7f6 1212 >first : g5f6 1212 >first : e7f8 1212 >first : h1g1 LoadGame(): on exit, gameMode 6 StartChildProcess (dir="C:\Arena\Engines\Soldat") Soldat 0.25b.exe 1793 >second: xboard protover 2 1823 <second: 1823 <second: Soldat 0.25b 1823 <second: illegal move: protover 1833 >second: new random 1833 >second: level 0 1 1 1833 >second: post 1833 >second: hard 1833 >second: easy 1833 >second: force 1833 >second: e2e4 1833 >second: c7c5 1833 >second: g1f3 1833 >second: d7d6 1833 >second: d2d4 1833 >second: c5d4 1833 >second: f3d4 1833 >second: g8f6 1833 >second: b1c3 1833 >second: a7a6 1833 >second: c1g5 1833 >second: e7e6 1833 >second: f2f4 1833 >second: f8e7 1833 >second: d1f3 1833 >second: d8c7 1833 >second: e1c1 1833 >second: b8d7 1833 >second: g2g4 1833 >second: b7b5 1833 >second: g5f6 1833 >second: d7f6 1833 >second: g4g5 1833 >second: f6d7 1833 >second: f4f5 1833 >second: d7c5 1833 >second: f5f6 1833 >second: g7f6 1833 >second: g5f6 1833 >second: e7f8 1833 >second: h1g1 1843 >first : computer 1843 >second: computer 1843 >second: white 1843 >second: time 6000 1843 >second: otim 6000 1843 >second: black 1843 >second: go 1853 <second: non supporto: random 1863 <second: non supporto: post 1863 <second: non supporto: hard 1863 <second: illegal move: easy 1863 <second: illegal move: computer 1863 <second: ply score time nodes pv 1863 <second: 1 -37 0 143 a8b8 1903 <second: 2 -44 1 2241 b5b4 e4e5 2344 <second: 3 -37 5 7634 b5b4 e4e5 a8b8 2364 <second: 4 -33 49 63638 b5b4 c3e2 c8b7 e2g3 2364 <second: 2364 <second: Null riuscite : 744, fallite : 771 2364 <second: move b5b4 Ignoring move out of turn by second, gameMode 5, forwardMost 30 GameEnds(32, Black wins on time, 4) 61869 >first : result 0-1 {Black wins on time} 61869 >second: result 0-1 {Black wins on time} 62340 >first : force 62350 >second: force Exiting: Match Chaturanga 2.3.1 vs. Soldat: final score 0-1-0 GameEnds(0, (null), 2) 62350 >first : quit 62370 >second: quit

Code: Select all: recognized 'normal' (-1) as variant normal WinBoard 4.2.7 + Soldat Reset(1, 0) from gameMode 0 recognized 'normal' (-1) as variant normal GameEnds(0, (null), 2) StartChildProcess (dir="C:\Arena\Engines\Soldat") Soldat 0.25b.exe 891 >first : xboard protover 2 931 <first : 931 <first : Soldat 0.25b 931 <first : illegal move: protover 941 >first : new random 941 >first : level 0 1 1 941 >first : post 941 >first : hard 941 >first : easy LoadGame(): on entry, gameMode 0 Parsed game start '[Event "Ci001b"]' (41) Parsed PGNTag: [Event "Ci001b"] Parsed PGNTag: [Site "SIBELIUS"] Parsed PGNTag: [Date "2007.11.05"] Parsed PGNTag: [Round "1"] Parsed PGNTag: [White "Chaturanga 2.3"] Parsed PGNTag: [Black "Aldebaran 0.7.0"] Parsed PGNTag: [Result "*"] Parsed PGNTag: [BlackElo "1689"] Parsed PGNTag: [Time "09:30:50"] Parsed PGNTag: [WhiteElo "2200"] Parsed PGNTag: [TimeControl "60+1"] Parsed PGNTag: [Termination "rules infraction"] Parsed PGNTag: [PlyCount "32"] Parsed PGNTag: [WhiteType "human"] Parsed PGNTag: [BlackType "program"] recognized 'Ci001b' (-1) as variant normal 961 >first : new random 971 >first : level 0 1 1 971 >first : post 971 >first : hard 971 >first : easy 971 >first : force Parsed e4 into e2e4 Parsed c5 into c7c5 Parsed Nf3 into g1f3 Parsed d6 into d7d6 Parsed d4 into d2d4 Parsed cxd4 into c5d4 Parsed Nxd4 into f3d4 Parsed Nf6 into g8f6 Parsed Nc3 into b1c3 Parsed a6 into a7a6 Parsed Bg5 into c1g5 Parsed e6 into e7e6 Parsed f4 into f2f4 Parsed Be7 into f8e7 Parsed Qf3 into d1f3 Parsed Qc7 into d8c7 Parsed O-O-O into e1c1 Parsed Nbd7 into b8d7 Parsed g4 into g2g4 Parsed b5 into b7b5 Parsed Bxf6 into g5f6 Parsed Nxf6 into d7f6 Parsed g5 into g4g5 Parsed Nd7 into f6d7 Parsed f5 into f4f5 Parsed Nc5 into d7c5 Parsed f6 into f5f6 Parsed gxf6 into g7f6 Parsed gxf6 into g5f6 Parsed Bf8 into e7f8 Parsed Rg1 into h1g1 Parsed game end: * GameEnds(34, , 3) ForwardInner(31), current 0, forward 31 PauseEvent(): pausing 0 1051 >first : e2e4 1051 >first : c7c5 1051 >first : g1f3 1051 >first : d7d6 1051 >first : d2d4 1051 >first : c5d4 1051 >first : f3d4 1051 >first : g8f6 1051 >first : b1c3 1051 >first : a7a6 1051 >first : c1g5 1061 >first : e7e6 1061 >first : f2f4 1061 >first : f8e7 1061 >first : d1f3 1061 >first : d8c7 1061 >first : e1c1 1061 >first : b8d7 1061 >first : g2g4 1061 >first : b7b5 1061 >first : g5f6 1061 >first : d7f6 1061 >first : g4g5 1061 >first : f6d7 1061 >first : f4f5 1061 >first : d7c5 1061 >first : f5f6 1061 >first : g7f6 1071 >first : g5f6 1071 >first : e7f8 1071 >first : h1g1 LoadGame(): on exit, gameMode 6 StartChildProcess (dir="C:\Arena\Engines\Chaturanga") chaturanga.exe 1682 >second: xboard protover 2 1682 <first : non supporto: random 1682 <first : non supporto: post 1682 <first : non supporto: hard 1682 <first : illegal move: easy PauseEvent(): pausing 1 1692 <first : non supporto: random 1692 <first : non supporto: post 1692 <first : non supporto: hard 1692 <first : illegal move: easy 2203 <second: Chaturanga 2203 <second: by Stefano Malloggi 2203 <second: 2203 <second: 2203 <second: Commands: 2213 <second: board <w> Print Board on screen (0) or on log file (1) 2213 <second: go Start analysis 2213 <second: help Show this list 2213 <second: load <filename> Load fen position 2213 <second: new Start new game 2213 <second: perft <d> Compute perft at depth d 2213 <second: remove Undo last two plies 2223 <second: quit Exit program 2223 <second: 2223 <second: 2223 <second: r n b q k b n r 2223 <second: p p p p p p p p 2223 <second: . . . . . . . . 2223 <second: . . . . . . . . 2223 <second: . . . . . . . . 2223 <second: . . . . . . . . 2223 <second: P P P P P P P P 2223 <second: R N B Q K B N R 2223 <second: 2223 <second: 2223 <second: feature setboard=1 playother=1 myname="Chaturanga 2.3.1" done=1 2233 >second: accepted setboard 2233 >second: accepted playother 2233 >second: accepted myname 2233 >second: accepted done 2243 >second: new random 2243 >second: level 0 1 1 2243 >second: post 2243 >second: hard 2243 >second: easy 2243 >second: force 2243 >second: e2e4 2243 >second: c7c5 2243 >second: g1f3 2243 >second: d7d6 2243 >second: d2d4 2243 >second: c5d4 2253 >second: f3d4 2253 >second: g8f6 2253 >second: b1c3 2253 >second: a7a6 2253 >second: c1g5 2253 >second: e7e6 2253 >second: f2f4 2253 >second: f8e7 2253 >second: d1f3 2253 >second: d8c7 2253 >second: e1c1 2253 >second: b8d7 2253 >second: g2g4 2253 >second: b7b5 2253 >second: g5f6 2253 >second: d7f6 2253 >second: g4g5 2253 >second: f6d7 2253 >second: f4f5 2253 >second: d7c5 2263 >second: f5f6 2263 >second: g7f6 2263 >second: g5f6 2263 >first : computer 2263 >second: computer 2263 >second: white 2263 >second: time 6100 2263 >second: otim 6100 2263 >second: black 2263 >second: go 2273 <first : illegal move: computer 3184 <second: 0 0 29643039 0 3184 <second: move e7f8 3184 >first : time 6100 3184 >first : otim 6107 3194 >first : e7f8 3194 >first : white 3194 >first : go 3294 <first : illegal move: e7f8 3304 <first : ply score time nodes pv 3304 <first : 1 94 0 297 c1b1 3324 <first : 2 87 1 1718 c1b1 a8b8 3465 <first : 3 88 3 8450 c1b1 b5b4 c3e2 3905 <first : 4 81 27 42681 c1b1 b5b4 c3e2 a8b8 3905 <first : 5 83 72 131664 c1b1 b5b4 c3e2 c8b7 e2g3 3905 <first : 3905 <first : Null riuscite : 4972, fallite : 2552 3915 <first : move c1b1 Ignoring move out of turn by first, gameMode 5, forwardMost 29 GameEnds(31, White wins on time, 4) 64392 >first : result 1-0 {White wins on time} Interrupting second 64392 >second: result 1-0 {White wins on time} 64392 >first : force 64392 >second: force Exiting: Match Soldat vs. Chaturanga 2.3.1: final score 1-0-0 GameEnds(0, (null), 2) 64402 >first : quit 64402 >second: quit

by **Pedro Castro** » 08 Nov 2007, 22:42

I noticed that your engine not knows 3 commands, "protover", "easy" and "computer", when your engine it receives you send the message "illegal move", perhaps this is what makes Winboard and the another engine not play. Perhaps it is best tell "non supporto".

by **Alex Brunetti** » 09 Nov 2007, 01:30

Pedro Castro wrote:I noticed that your engine not knows 3 commands, "protover", "easy" and "computer", when your engine it receives you send the message "illegal move", perhaps this is what makes Winboard and the another engine not play. Perhaps it is best tell "non supporto".

Very well, you got it, thank you! Anyway, Soldat is not my engine.

Alex

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