How can I check if stockfish 2.0 use the Book.bin?

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL!

My problem was the analyzing-mode. The unusual output makes me insecure.
To use a book.bin in SCID it is necessary to choose a book from the menu "Play->Serious game->Use book". It is possible to use any .bin-book. The SCID folder for the books is "/usr/share/scid/books".

I see the differences with and without a book dramatically if I choose e.g. 120 seconds per move.

regards

But what means the referenced field in the UCI configuration, maybe for other interfaces. Well! For me it is not necessary, my problem is solved!

[UncombedCoconut]

Stockfish always responds to "go infinite", the UCI command SCID sends in analysis mode, by thinking. It uses its book -- honoring all UCI options in the way I think you expect -- if asked to think with time limits, as in an actual game. Within SCID I think this makes sense: if you want to browse its opening repertoire, just ask SCID to show you the book. If you go into engine analysis mode, Stockfish should show you its own analysis rather than the result of Salvo's.

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...but from my limited knowledge of SCID I am not sure there is an option for that? I am almost certain no engine-engine matches are possible, it is after all a database, not really a GUI (Graphical User Interface)...

SCID http://scid.sourceforge.net/ is a very good application FOR ALL.
- database (PGN, HTML, LaTeX - export and import), si3, si4 Databases, a GM-database with over 40.000 games
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scid/fi ... st%20data/
http://scid.sourceforge.net/download.html
- playing games with UCI and non-UCI engines
- analyzing games, play tactical games and training games
- SCID is a coach
- play at FICS, all necessary features are included
- it looks good
- it is powerful and for free
- I have many engins configured (Stockfish 2.0, crafty 23.4, Fruit 2.3, Toga2, Phalanx, Scidlet...)

regards