ChessGenius 7.200E graphical user interface (GUI)

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Downloads:
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- some current (latest) downloads on site

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ChessGenius Classic 7.200E
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GeniusGUI with Stockfish latest development builds from 2017.11.19 configured.

Genius GUI with Engine 2017.11.19 x64 BMI2 Haswell
Genius GUI with Engine 2017.11.19 x64 SSE4.2/POPCNT
Genius GUI with Engine 2017.11.19 x64 (base, generic)
Genius GUI with Engine 2017.11.18 x32

- includes:
-- Polyglot latest version Polyglot 1.4.70b, ManPage, ChangeLog, sample .ini (in Tools -> adapters.zip)
-- Genius' WinBoard converter (in adapters.zip -> wbconv.zip), sample .eng file
-- performance.bin book (by Marc Lacrosse)
-- Latest development builds from 2017.11.19 configured.
-- .eng and .ini samples

Check readme.txt for more information.

--- Size: 2.76 MB, File format: zip, Uncompressed folder size: 6.37 MB.

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Some opening books
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Book Dec 18, 2016 Download

Book details:

Size: 18.4 MB (19,307,952 bytes)
Format: PolyGlot .bin book
Maximum line depth: 22 plies (22 half moves, 11 whole moves)
Positions or Polyglot entries: 1206747
Date: 2016.12.18

More information on setting PolyGlot .bin format books to work with the PolyGlot adapter is written here - PolyGlot Opening book.

In short:
1. Go to the folder (for example) \ChessGenius Classic\ENGINES\engine-x64-popcnt
2. Open in a txt editor (like Notepad) the file polyglot.ini
2.1. On the line, containing 'BookFile = ..\bin-books\performance.bin' change 'BookFile = ..\bin-books\polybook_161218_depth22.bin'
3. Don't forget to copy/move the downloaded above opening book file in the directory \ChessGenius Classic\ENGINES\bin-books
Ready to play with the book.

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PolyGlot and WBConv
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Adapters download

- includes:
-- polyglot1.4.70b.exe
-- ManPage, ChangeLog, sample .ini
-- Genius' WinBoard converter (wbconv.zip), sample .eng file

--- Size: 157 KB, File format: zip

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YeaChess
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YeaChes 4.87 (latest standalone version) download

--- Size: 73 KB, File format: zip

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Notes:
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--- ZIP file format is preferred because Windows itself can handle them and no third party tool is necessary (although these archive/compression tools are a must-have software).

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Links:
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Genius engines manual (20120531)
YeaChess overview (20120404)
Home page

GeoCities.ws web hosting
Notepad++ 5.9.6 (20111031)

ChessGenius' brother Shredder
ChessGenius' website
ChessGenius' little pal Stockfish

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Copyrights:
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Microsoft Windows, Lang's ChessGenius Classic, Stockfish, PolyGlot, WBConv, ZIP file format and others.

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Credits and acknowledgements:
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All mentioned above, among which Geocities.ws web hosting, Notepad++ and more.

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Last Modified: 20171123, 05:35 A.M.
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Enjoyment:
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Does this cute Sloppy cat pet has anything to do with the cute Sloppy chess engine (Sloppy link 1, Sloppy link 2, Sloppy link 3, Sloppy link 4)?

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Thank of file.
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D.G.
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