Banksia GUI released

[phhnguyen]

I think it's not just internet connection problem, because I used the book "Cerebellum3Merge" locally which I placed on the SSD, but the result is the same.

https://prnt.sc/nKSDEqoMrl-O
https://prnt.sc/Po2WPg8FiARi
https://prnt.sc/A3GKLHUP0_oj

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I mean, the option to set this 'score range' is made optional, not implemented by default, so it's up to the user to enable it or not.

In addition, maybe you can also set the 'score range' feature to be used only for "lichess" books, or only for the 'chessdb' feature, only for 'local' books, or for all three, or disable it altogether.

With this, it doesn't compromise the consistency as you mention, and there won't be any complications for the user, because actually this feature is only used by Engines, and doesn't affect the list of moves shown here => https://prnt.sc/VFwlq14H6er1

So when this feature is enabled, for example we limit the 'range score' to the range [-044, 044], it doesn't mean that the moves with the score [-76, -196, ...] will not be displayed, it will still be displayed.

In short, the 'score range' feature is only useful for Engines, so that when we play against Engines at BSG, the Engine can select more varied moves in the Opening.

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And by the way, the online book 'Lichess' is currently not working yet.

I have found a bug and fixed it. Thanks!

[phhnguyen]

Support of DGT, SquareOff and other Chessboards is needed;)

I don't have a budget for that hardware yet. Their support has been postponed

[phhnguyen]

Version 0.55 released

Besides some minor bug fixes, many small improvements and changes, there are some new things, the majority about databases, including:

• Network engines can be used for ECA and Analyse

• Analyze to find blunders

• Graphs: curve lines (smooth curved lines - good for eyes); line areas (Fig. 1)

• Test positions/suites: can work with multi laps

• Clock: could show scores/comments (to be easier to watch them); more choices for their locations (Fig. 1)

• Engine’s configuration tooltips: show changed values

• Default folder for engines: it is a sub-folder “engines” in the program folder. When starting BSG will auto check and install/remove if it founds any engines/missing in that folder

• Update Score indicator on the fly

• MultiPV arrows

• Show arrows for threatening moves (Fig. 2)

• Board preview: show with a move list (Fig. 3)

• Drop opening books to BSG: a popup for selecting tasks: view, install to normal games or tournament games

• Paste a FEN: auto detect if it is standard or chess 960

Databases:

• Support EPD files in both formats of text (.epd) and SQLite (.epd.db3). If the input is a text one, BSG will auto convert it into an internal SQL database. Users could view them in tables, watch their chessboards, and query with SQL, or with PQL statements. EPD files (both text and database) could be quickly dragged-dropped into BSG to show (Fig. 4)

• Use only one viewer to view all different database types: OCGDB, PGN, EPD (for game databases), OOBS, and Polyglot (for opening books). All functions/actions should be more consistent

• Export databases into PGN/EPD or other databases 

• Could setup limit sizes for PGN files (for easier previewing large PGN/EPD files)

• Tree view for OCGDB databases (Fig. 3)

• OOBS (Open Opening Book Standard): could be queried by PQL

• Improve PQL to work with patterns and tolerance numbers 

• Improve speed for generating PGN/EPD opening books

• All database types and features can work with chess 960 too

Fig. 1 Clocks with engines’ scores, graphs with curved lines and areas


Fig. 2 Arrows of threatening moves


Fig. 3 Database viewer with tree view. The board preview has a move list below


Fig. 4 EPD database

[Wilhelm]

Hello Pham,
big thanks for the new version ! Excellent job!

In test positions the time shows correct now but the time itself seems to be wrong.
After 55sec. elapsed (12 parallel) I get an average of over 7 minutes. This can't be correct. It can't be higer than the elapsed.



regards William

[Magnum]

Version 0.55 released

Besides some minor bug fixes, many small improvements and changes, there are some new things, the majority about databases, including:

• Network engines can be used for ECA and Analyse

• Analyze to find blunders

• Graphs: curve lines (smooth curved lines - good for eyes); line areas (Fig. 1)

• Test positions/suites: can work with multi laps

• Clock: could show scores/comments (to be easier to watch them); more choices for their locations (Fig. 1)

• Engine’s configuration tooltips: show changed values

• Default folder for engines: it is a sub-folder “engines” in the program folder. When starting BSG will auto check and install/remove if it founds any engines/missing in that folder

• Update Score indicator on the fly

• MultiPV arrows

• Show arrows for threatening moves (Fig. 2)

• Board preview: show with a move list (Fig. 3)

• Drop opening books to BSG: a popup for selecting tasks: view, install to normal games or tournament games

• Paste a FEN: auto detect if it is standard or chess 960

Databases:

• Support EPD files in both formats of text (.epd) and SQLite (.epd.db3). If the input is a text one, BSG will auto convert it into an internal SQL database. Users could view them in tables, watch their chessboards, and query with SQL, or with PQL statements. EPD files (both text and database) could be quickly dragged-dropped into BSG to show (Fig. 4)

• Use only one viewer to view all different database types: OCGDB, PGN, EPD (for game databases), OOBS, and Polyglot (for opening books). All functions/actions should be more consistent

• Export databases into PGN/EPD or other databases 

• Could setup limit sizes for PGN files (for easier previewing large PGN/EPD files)

• Tree view for OCGDB databases (Fig. 3)

• OOBS (Open Opening Book Standard): could be queried by PQL

• Improve PQL to work with patterns and tolerance numbers 

• Improve speed for generating PGN/EPD opening books

• All database types and features can work with chess 960 too

Fig. 1 Clocks with engines’ scores, graphs with curved lines and areas


Fig. 2 Arrows of threatening moves


Fig. 3 Database viewer with tree view. The board preview has a move list below


Fig. 4 EPD database

Thx for the information.
Best GUI ever.

[bastiball]

Version 0.55 released

Besides some minor bug fixes, many small improvements and changes, there are some new things, the majority about databases, including:

• Network engines can be used for ECA and Analyse

• Analyze to find blunders

• Graphs: curve lines (smooth curved lines - good for eyes); line areas (Fig. 1)

• Test positions/suites: can work with multi laps

• Clock: could show scores/comments (to be easier to watch them); more choices for their locations (Fig. 1)

• Engine’s configuration tooltips: show changed values

• Default folder for engines: it is a sub-folder “engines” in the program folder. When starting BSG will auto check and install/remove if it founds any engines/missing in that folder

• Update Score indicator on the fly

• MultiPV arrows

• Show arrows for threatening moves (Fig. 2)

• Board preview: show with a move list (Fig. 3)

• Drop opening books to BSG: a popup for selecting tasks: view, install to normal games or tournament games

• Paste a FEN: auto detect if it is standard or chess 960

Databases:

• Support EPD files in both formats of text (.epd) and SQLite (.epd.db3). If the input is a text one, BSG will auto convert it into an internal SQL database. Users could view them in tables, watch their chessboards, and query with SQL, or with PQL statements. EPD files (both text and database) could be quickly dragged-dropped into BSG to show (Fig. 4)

• Use only one viewer to view all different database types: OCGDB, PGN, EPD (for game databases), OOBS, and Polyglot (for opening books). All functions/actions should be more consistent

• Export databases into PGN/EPD or other databases 

• Could setup limit sizes for PGN files (for easier previewing large PGN/EPD files)

• Tree view for OCGDB databases (Fig. 3)

• OOBS (Open Opening Book Standard): could be queried by PQL

• Improve PQL to work with patterns and tolerance numbers 

• Improve speed for generating PGN/EPD opening books

• All database types and features can work with chess 960 too

Fig. 1 Clocks with engines’ scores, graphs with curved lines and areas


Fig. 2 Arrows of threatening moves


Fig. 3 Database viewer with tree view. The board preview has a move list below


Fig. 4 EPD database

Thanks for the update!

[chesskobra]

How do you configure Lc0 in Banksia gui on linux? Also could not configure Phalanx XXV. Here is what I did for both. I dragged the executables on the gui, and then edited the command in engine settings. In case of Lc0, I added --weights /path/to/file and in case of Phalanx added -S book -P book.

[Magnum]

Can someone translate BanksiaGUI into Italian and Polish thx.

[AlexChess]

Can someone translate BanksiaGUI into Italian and Polish thx.

I have started Italian translation once a time, but it takes much longer than expected and anyway I prefer English

PS: Thank you Pham for this masterpiece becoming better after every new build!

[Wilhelm]

Hello Pham,
because of unreproduceable results with "Test Positions" in different versions I made a Test to compare.

As reference I used CB Fritz 14 GUI, WM-Test from W. Eigenmann (100 pos.) and 30sec. and Fritz 18NN with 1 CPU.

Result in Fritz 14-GUI:
I proofed this result and it's 100% correct.
79/100 average correct time 2,57sec.

Banksia 0.54
single
80/100 avg.t. 5,38sec. ??
22 parallel
80/100 avg.t. 6,43sec. ??
80 correct is ok because one has 30sec. and 3millisec.
The avg. time seems to use the time with the 5 extra plys ?!

Banksia 0.55
single
78/100 avg.t. 14sec.
22 parallel
78/100 avg.t. 14sec.
all wrong.

At this stage the test is unprecise und unusable!
Can you please take a carefull look at this problem?
Many thanks!

regards William