Re: [Chessx-users] Using engines other than Stockfish

[Jens N. <jen...@gm...>]

bin files are not engines, they are books.
Open them like a database and view the moves or positions in the Opening Tree.
Btw, I'm not aware that chessx installs gm2600.bin
book.bin is the opening book of stockfish.

Jens

> Am 21.07.2017 um 16:56 schrieb Rick Marolt <ric...@me...>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> How can one get engines other than Stockfish to work?
> 
> The current version of chessx comes with an engine called gm2600.bin. I believe that I have the paths set correctly in preferences. But every time I try to use it, either nothing happens, or a message says that “There was an error (4) running engine …”
> 
> The same thing happens when I try to use book.bin, which was included in earlier versions of chessx but apparently no longer is.
> 
> How do I make these engines work?
> 
> Are there other good book engines to use somewhere that will work with chessx?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Rick
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