EPD to PGN

[Dann Corbit]

For instance, given this position:
rnbq1rk1/ppp2pbp/3p1np1/4p3/1PP5/5NP1/PB1PPPBP/RN1QK2R w KQ -
I got this list:

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 65 move orders reaching this position. The top 8 are:
1: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (407)
2: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 e5 (71)
3: 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (61)
4: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.c4 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (52)
5: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.c4 e5 (36)
6: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 O-O (13)
7: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b4 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.c4 O-O 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (12)
8: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.g3 g6 4.b4 Bg7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Bg2 e5 (12)

Database used was Junkbase

[Brunetti]

If you have a very large database of games, then you can use Scid effectively.
Post the position in Scid, and then do an opening report.
It will show you the most frequent move list to achieve that position.

Your suggestion is brilliant, a kind of reverse engineering of my EPD Thank you!

Alex

[petero2]

Hi Alex,

Did you use the "-f -o ..." options? Your position was solved in around 0.1 seconds when I tried:

$ echo "2kr1b1r/pp2pppp/2n2n2/2P5/6b1/2P5/PP2BPPP/RNB1K1NR w - - 0 9" | texelutil proofgame -f -o out 2>log ; cat out02

I'm using Windows, and I couldn't manage in any way to generate the proof games for the entire EPD file with TexelUtil, despite various attempts with pipes and redirections.

I don't know how to script that in Windows unless you install a Linux-like environment, like cygwin or mingw. However, if you send the 50000 epd file to me, I can run it through "texelutil proofgame" and send you the result.

[Brunetti]

However, if you send the 50000 epd file to me, I can run it through "texelutil proofgame" and send you the result.

Thank you, very kind of you, I have sent it to you.

Alex