Re: How to enter commands to alter Gnu Chess settings

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From: Dan O.
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 00:00

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In article <BjD75.1017$XU2.566181@news.uswest.net>, "Aaron Schepler"
<aschepler@uswest.net> wrote:

> I want to change the search depth for Gnu Chess to make it a little easier
> to play against.  How do I do this?  I know that the command is "depth [x],"
> where x is the desired depth, but where do you enter this command?  Yes,
> I'll admit, I'm no computer programmer, so please forgive me if my question
> seems silly!

How you enter commands depends on which version of Gnu Chess you are using
and if you are running an external GUI like xboard. The easiest way to
control the strength of Gnu Chess is to adjust the clock parameters. 

In my experience, trying to make Gnu Chess play badly only teaches you to
play bad chess.

-- 
Dan Oetting <oetting@ghtmail.cr.usgs.gov>

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