The files for Nalimov's endgame tablebases are available at
http://www.uib.no/people/pfvaf/chesslib/Nalimov.htm but I don't know
how to extract the data. What is the format of the data (or where can
I find it) so that I can write a program to extract the data?


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Jud McCranie wrote in message . ..
The files for Nalimov's endgame tablebases are available at
http://www.uib.no/people/pfvaf/chesslib/Nalimov.htm but I don't know
how to extract the data. What is the format of the data (or where can
I find it) so that I can write a program to extract the data?


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You can just copy all the files, as they are, into one directory in
your C:\ Tablebases and specify the tb-path in the ChssBase.ini file
in your windows directory.

Add something like this manually with a text editor:

[Tablebase]
Path=C:\Tablebases
CacheSizeKB=16384

It will take time to copy, days...perhaps weeks depending upon your
schedule. It took me a month because I took my time.

Lance

On 31 Dec 2003 08:56:18 -0800, (Liam Too) wrote:

You can just copy all the files, as they are, into one directory in
your C:\ Tablebases and specify the tb-path in the ChssBase.ini file
in your windows directory.

That would be for using ChessBase, right? I don't have ChessBase, and
I want to write my own program to use the data files, That's why I
need to know the format of the data.


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"Jud McCranie" wrote in message
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On 31 Dec 2003 08:56:18 -0800, (Liam Too) wrote:

You can just copy all the files, as they are, into one directory in
your C:\ Tablebases and specify the tb-path in the ChssBase.ini file
in your windows directory.

That would be for using ChessBase, right? I don't have ChessBase, and
I want to write my own program to use the data files, That's why I
need to know the format of the data.

The best guide to Nalimov's endgames tablebases:
http://www.aarontay.per.sg/winboard/egtb.html

-af-

Jud McCranie wrote:

On 31 Dec 2003 08:56:18 -0800, (Liam Too) wrote:

the open source chess program by Dr. Hyatt, Crafty, contains the code
which you need to parse the compressed Nalimov tables.
I suggest that you look at Crafty code and cop your licks from that.
don't re-invent the wheel.
One Eyed Jack




You can just copy all the files, as they are, into one directory in
your C:\ Tablebases and specify the tb-path in the ChssBase.ini file
in your windows directory.


That would be for using ChessBase, right? I don't have ChessBase, and
I want to write my own program to use the data files, That's why I
need to know the format of the data.


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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 19:20:15 +0100, "ChessliB"
wrote:

The best guide to Nalimov's endgames tablebases:
http://www.aarontay.per.sg/winboard/egtb.html

thank you. Following your suggestion, I looked at that some. I'm
going to have to read it more th roughly.


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