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How to set MultiPV under Fritz?

Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 10:06 am
by Gabor Szots
Playing tournaments, how do you (can you at all?) set MultiPV for each participating engine individually? For example, under Arena Houdini displays its MultiPV parameter among its settings but under Fritz that parameter is not shown.

Re: How to set MultiPV under Fritz?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 3:43 am
by tpoppins
The only way I can see is by editing the corresponding .uci file. These are typically stored under C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\ChessBase\Engines.UCI\ . You'll need to add the "[Options]" section if it's not present already, followed by the MultiPV entry, e.g.

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[ENGINE]
Name=Stockfish 9 64 POPCNT
Author=T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
Filename=C:\Program Files\ChessBase\Engines.x64\sf\Stockfish 9 64 pop.exe
Priority=below normal
[OPTIONS]
MultiPV=4
Of course, you'll need to query each participating engine individually for MultiPV support and the exact name each uses for the MultiPV option.

Re: How to set MultiPV under Fritz?

Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 9:13 am
by Gabor Szots
tpoppins wrote: Fri May 10, 2019 3:43 am The only way I can see is by editing the corresponding .uci file. These are typically stored under C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\ChessBase\Engines.UCI\ . You'll need to add the "[Options]" section if it's not present already, followed by the MultiPV entry, e.g.

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[ENGINE]
Name=Stockfish 9 64 POPCNT
Author=T. Romstad, M. Costalba, J. Kiiski, G. Linscott
Filename=C:\Program Files\ChessBase\Engines.x64\sf\Stockfish 9 64 pop.exe
Priority=below normal
[OPTIONS]
MultiPV=4
Of course, you'll need to query each participating engine individually for MultiPV support and the exact name each uses for the MultiPV option.
Thanks Tirsa.