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  Jan 14 2009, 02:12 PM
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Authentic Member  Group: Authentic Member Posts: 20 Joined: 29-November 08 Member No.: 82,628 Operating System: xp  |
This post has been edited by JaySee: Jan 14 2009, 02:16 PM |
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Jan 15 2009, 05:28 PM
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 Silver Member  Group: Tech Classroom Posts: 324 Joined: 24-July 08 From: U.S. Member No.: 80,488 Operating System: Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3 |
QUOTE (JaySee @ Jan 14 2009, 03:12 PM)  I have tried to install crafty chess but it does not install on it's own. I uncompress the zip & it gives me a bunch of files that I have know idea how to get running. Most likely you don't have to install the program. Some programs, mainly ones not made by companies or for sale, simply come in a Zip File like you mentioned. All you have to do is unZip the folder and then run the .exe. Look inside the files and find a exe with a name like "craftychess" and try running it. |
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Jan 16 2009, 07:45 AM
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 SuperHelper  Group: Classroom Teacher Posts: 5,620 Joined: 28-April 07 From: UK Member No.: 69,799 Operating System: Windows XP (Professional), Windows Vista (Home Business), Windows 7 (Ultimate), Ubuntu Linux |
It is also possible that you did download just the source files. I have looked for crafty chess, and an executable has been compiled for use:
http://www.webkikr.net/files/crafty-22.8-win32.exe.zip As Vectris says, extract the file in the .zip folder and there will be an .exe to run. |
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Jan 16 2009, 09:55 PM
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Authentic Member Group: Authentic Member Posts: 20 Joined: 29-November 08 Member No.: 82,628 Operating System: xp |
Hi Vectris & Jpshortstuff. I did download the source codes & there is not an exe in there so I went to the link and got an exe there. I put them all in the same folder & tried to run it. A little screan came up saying that it is unable to open book file & system is SMP, not NUMA. Does that mean it won't work on my system or is there something else I can do?
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Jan 17 2009, 04:19 AM
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SuperHelper Group: Classroom Teacher Posts: 5,620 Joined: 28-April 07 From: UK Member No.: 69,799 Operating System: Windows XP (Professional), Windows Vista (Home Business), Windows 7 (Ultimate), Ubuntu Linux |
I get the same messages, but it still works after that. Type display at the prompt to display the chessboard.
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Jan 17 2009, 02:25 PM
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Authentic Member Group: Authentic Member Posts: 20 Joined: 29-November 08 Member No.: 82,628 Operating System: xp |
Ok I did that and it displayed the board. It is suppose to be one of the best open source chess programs out there but it sure looks a bit sparse to me.Thanks for your help.
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Jan 19 2009, 01:34 AM
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SuperHelper Group: Classroom Teacher Posts: 5,620 Joined: 28-April 07 From: UK Member No.: 69,799 Operating System: Windows XP (Professional), Windows Vista (Home Business), Windows 7 (Ultimate), Ubuntu Linux |
It does appear to be command-line only if that's what you mean. There are a ton of options (type help to see them all), and perhaps "best" was aimed at the AI of the computer.
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