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Article #2476Re: GNU Chess + Winboard - how to make it easier for children?
From: Tim Mann
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 00:00
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 00:00
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Try this for a weakened GNU Chess 4.0: - Select Start / Programs / WinBoard / WinBoard Startup Dialog - Select "Play against a chess engine or match two engines" - Be sure "GNUChess" appears in the top box. - Click "Additional options" and type /depth=1 into the box next to it. That will limit GNU Chess to 1-ply lookahead, which should make it much weaker. If it's too weak, increase the number. A different approach to limiting GNU Chess's search is also possible, and this will work with any engine: Go to Options / TimeControl and select a very fast time control. The chess engine will try to move within this time limit (though some engines simply can't play fast enough if you set it too short). Also, make sure that Options / General / AutoFlag is not checked. When it's your move, play as slowly as you like, and simply ignore it when WinBoard notes at the top of your screen that your flag has fallen. Tim Mann <mann@pa.dec.com> Compaq Systems Research Center http://www.research.compaq.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10d71d,1f0fc14d24a5565 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d71d,public From: mann@pa.dec.com (Tim Mann) Subject: Re: GNU Chess + Winboard - how to make it easier for children? Date: 2000/03/26 Message-ID: <8bk22g$us6@src-news.pa.dec.com> X-Deja-AN: 602450084 References: <8O7D4.5624$Og6.1214188@tw12.nn.bcandid.com> To: Caitlin Stanton <cstanton@simulon.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Systems Research Center, Compaq Computer Corporation Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: gnu.chess Originator: pachydrm@pachyderm.pa.dec.com