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Date: 17 Oct 2006 23:04:35
From: Folkert van Heusden
Subject: openingbook fileformat? sample sources? what to use?
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Hi,
To improve my chess-program I'm planning to add an opening-book to it.
Not wanting to re-invent the wheel I would like to ask if someone can point
me to documents describing the fileformat of a openingbook and a free to
use openingbook.
Folkert
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Date: 19 Oct 2006 12:15:07
From: Inconnux
Subject: Re: openingbook fileformat? sample sources? what to use?
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Dave (from the UK) wrote:
> Mike Leahy wrote:
>
> >>How will that help Folkert make his chess program stronger?
> >>
> >>
> >>Dave.
> >
> >
> > Good question. Variants of Bookup have been used for decades to create
> > opening books for dedicated computers to top flight programs like HIARCS.
> > Once the opening is designed in Bookup, the Professional version has a PGN
> > exporter that is used to create either zillions of unique lines/games or one
> > single giant game that can usually be parsed by the playing software's
> > book-making function.
> >
> > Or one could make the playing program read the Bookup ebooks directly.
> >
> > Mike Leahy
> > "The Database Man!"
> > www.bookup.com
> >
> >
>
> Lets be honest, all you are doing is spamming a newsgroup.
>
> --
> Dave (from the UK)
but atleast its the RIGHT newsgroup :)
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Date: 18 Oct 2006 13:54:25
From: Mike Leahy
Subject: Re: openingbook fileformat? sample sources? what to use?
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While the source code is available - but far from free - you can use the
free download of Bookup 2000 Express to create opening books. Even after
the trial period expires, the program will still import PGN games to create
opening books with millions of positions.
It's at www.bookup.com
Information on the source code is at http://www.bookup.com/programmers.htm
Mike Leahy
"The Database Man!"
"Folkert van Heusden" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> To improve my chess-program I'm planning to add an opening-book to it.
> Not wanting to re-invent the wheel I would like to ask if someone can
> point
> me to documents describing the fileformat of a openingbook and a free to
> use openingbook.
>
>
> Folkert
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Date: 18 Oct 2006 19:25:07
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: openingbook fileformat? sample sources? what to use?
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Mike Leahy <[email protected] > wrote:
> "Folkert van Heusden" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> To improve my chess-program I'm planning to add an opening-book to it.
>
> While the source code is available - but far from free - you can use
> the free download of Bookup 2000 Express to create opening books.
> Even after the trial period expires, the program will still import
> PGN games to create opening books with millions of positions.
How will that help Folkert make his chess program stronger?
Dave.
--
David Richerby Addictive Cheese Chainsaw (TM): it's
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a lethal weapon that's made of
cheese but you can never put it down!
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Date: 18 Oct 2006 19:04:43
From: Mike Leahy
Subject: Re: openingbook fileformat? sample sources? what to use?
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"David Richerby" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:tgD*[email protected]...
> Mike Leahy <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Folkert van Heusden" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> To improve my chess-program I'm planning to add an opening-book to it.
>>
>> While the source code is available - but far from free - you can use
>> the free download of Bookup 2000 Express to create opening books.
>> Even after the trial period expires, the program will still import
>> PGN games to create opening books with millions of positions.
>
> How will that help Folkert make his chess program stronger?
>
>
> Dave.
Good question. Variants of Bookup have been used for decades to create
opening books for dedicated computers to top flight programs like HIARCS.
Once the opening is designed in Bookup, the Professional version has a PGN
exporter that is used to create either zillions of unique lines/games or one
single giant game that can usually be parsed by the playing software's
book-making function.
Or one could make the playing program read the Bookup ebooks directly.
Mike Leahy
"The Database Man!"
www.bookup.com
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Date: 19 Oct 2006 11:02:43
From: Dave (from the UK)
Subject: Re: openingbook fileformat? sample sources? what to use?
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Mike Leahy wrote:
>>How will that help Folkert make his chess program stronger?
>>
>>
>>Dave.
>
>
> Good question. Variants of Bookup have been used for decades to create
> opening books for dedicated computers to top flight programs like HIARCS.
> Once the opening is designed in Bookup, the Professional version has a PGN
> exporter that is used to create either zillions of unique lines/games or one
> single giant game that can usually be parsed by the playing software's
> book-making function.
>
> Or one could make the playing program read the Bookup ebooks directly.
>
> Mike Leahy
> "The Database Man!"
> www.bookup.com
>
>
Lets be honest, all you are doing is spamming a newsgroup.
--
Dave (from the UK)
Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
It is always of the form: [email protected]
Hitting reply will work for a few months only - later set it manually.
http://witm.sourceforge.net/ (Web based Mathematica front end)
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Date: 24 Oct 2006 17:31:01
From: Mike Leahy
Subject: Re: openingbook fileformat? sample sources? what to use?
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"Dave (from the UK)" <[email protected] >
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Lets be honest, all you are doing is spamming a newsgroup.
>
> --
> Dave (from the UK)
Thanks, Dave, for your honesty. :) I'm certain you believe I am spamming a
newsgroup. There are others who believe that by responding to you I am
baiting a troll. To each his own.
Warmly,
Mike Leahy
"The Database Man!"
www.bookup.com
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