Thinker 5.2a released...

[swami]

Updated version of Thinker is available for download at:

http://www.geocities.com/thechessthinker/download.html

[Rubinus]

Yes, but:
- no support UCI
- no view search
- no FAQ
- no HELP
- set hash? Old ini, or not?
- old own book probably not work with version 5. My try book is here (create with Thinker 5.1D, makebook.exe), but not know parameter => lottery! New version have new file createbook.exe, plies parameter.

For wb2uci.eng I recommended TerminateHard=True (any ProDeo).

My concept wb2uci.eng:
[ENGINE]
Name=Thinker 5.2A/32p
Author=Lance Perkins
Filename=ThinkerUCI.exe

[OPTIONS]
Program=(Passive)Thinker_32-bit.exe hashsize=8
TerminateHard = true
Visible=Ponder,Logfile

Old *.ini file (Thinkerboard, Thinker 4.7a):
[options]
; hash size, 1 = 1MB, 2 = 2MB, 3 = 4MB, 4 = 8MB, 5 = 16MB, 6 = 32MB, 7 = 64MB, 8 = 128MB
hashsize=7

[Werner]

Hi Pavel,
hash set as usual with command: hashsize=9 e.g.

In wb2uci.eng I use:
[OPTIONS]
Program=(Passive)Thinker_64-bit.exe hashsize=9

best

[Rubinus]

Thanks, i between find old eng file .

[Andre van Ark]

Hi Werner,

Thinker does not ponder when I use theCB Gui.

Am I doing something wrong?

Best wishes,
André

[CThinker]

It should be 5.2B (and not 5.2A). The "A" variety was not built correctly.

Sorry for the confusion.

[Werner]

Hi Werner,
Thinker does not ponder when I use theCB Gui.
Am I doing something wrong?
Best wishes,
André

Hi André,
this is no problem if you are testing for CEGT

We make all games without pondering!

PS: here Thinker does not ponder in Arena and inside Chessbase. I found now way to tell the engine to ponder.

Ponder=true in wb2uci.eng did not help and the command hard inside Arena neihter. Perhaps some other chessfriend can help you ?

best

[CThinker]

Yes, but:
- no support UCI
- no view search
- no FAQ
- no HELP
- set hash? Old ini, or not?
- old own book probably not work with version 5. My try book is here (create with Thinker 5.1D, makebook.exe), but not know parameter => lottery! New version have new file createbook.exe, plies parameter.

For wb2uci.eng I recommended TerminateHard=True (any ProDeo).

My concept wb2uci.eng:
[ENGINE]
Name=Thinker 5.2A/32p
Author=Lance Perkins
Filename=ThinkerUCI.exe

[OPTIONS]
Program=(Passive)Thinker_32-bit.exe hashsize=8
TerminateHard = true
Visible=Ponder,Logfile

Old *.ini file (Thinkerboard, Thinker 4.7a):
[options]
; hash size, 1 = 1MB, 2 = 2MB, 3 = 4MB, 4 = 8MB, 5 = 16MB, 6 = 32MB, 7 = 64MB, 8 = 128MB
hashsize=7

Sorry, but the Thinker engine is xboard only.

The book format is still the same. Makebook.exe is still the program for creating books. CreateBook.exe is just a UI wrapper. It simply calls makebook.exe to eventually create the book.

Even in makebook.exe you can specify the maximum plies. You do something like this:

makebook.exe -80 C:\files\*.pgn

The use of Thinker.INI is no longer supported. This is because there is no INI file support in Windows CE, and I use a common code for the Windows and the Windows CE versions.

The hash size can still be specified through the command-line (e.g., hashsize=10).

Cheers...

[CThinker]

Hi Werner,
Thinker does not ponder when I use theCB Gui.
Am I doing something wrong?
Best wishes,
André

Hi André,
this is no problem if you are testing for CEGT

We make all games without pondering!

PS: here Thinker does not ponder in Arena and inside Chessbase. I found now way to tell the engine to ponder.

Ponder=true in wb2uci.eng did not help and the command hard inside Arena neihter. Perhaps some other chessfriend can help you ?

best

You need to tell Arena that Thinker is winboard/xboard engine, and do not use any adapter.

With that, you should be able to make it ponder.

[Werner]

It should be 5.2B (and not 5.2A). The "A" variety was not built correctly.
Sorry for the confusion.

Hi Lance,
does your engine ponder?
If yes - which command is necessary?

Thanks for the new version!!!

best