Re: Linux - xboard - Duck chess

Joshua Pettus <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:50:12 -0400
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Are you using polyglot or UCI2WB?  Stockfish is an UCI engine, not a 
winboard one so it needs an adapter program.

If either application is integrated with xboard correctly (i.e. present 
in path with the default settings)

Launch stockfish with

  "stockfish" -fUCI


Best Regards,

Josh Pettus


On 3/27/2023 5:55 PM, Rick Groszkiewicz wrote:
> I have been unable to get HGM's modified xboard (for duck chess) to 
> work consistently under linux debian:
> https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=80829&sid=71ffce791c5430316d4bad03598012cd&start=200#p945483 
> <https://talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=80829&sid=71ffce791c5430316d4bad03598012cd&start=200#p945483>
>
> I decided to start over with my debian VM on my work PC. I installed 
> the standard xboard software, as well as a few chess engines 
> (including stockfish 12).
>
> Most of the engines seem to work as expected, but stockfish 12 never 
> makes any moves. Does this sound familiar to you?
>
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    <p>Are you using polyglot or UCI2WB?  Stockfish is an UCI engine,
      not a winboard one so it needs an adapter program.</p>
    <p>If either application is integrated with xboard correctly (i.e.
      present in path with the default settings)</p>
    <p>Launch stockfish with</p>
    <p> "stockfish" -fUCI</p>
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    <p>Best Regards,</p>
    <p>Josh Pettus<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/27/2023 5:55 PM, Rick Groszkiewicz
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          <div>I have been unable to get HGM's modified xboard (for duck
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        <div>I decided to start over with my debian VM on my work PC. I
          installed the standard xboard software, as well as a few chess
          engines (including stockfish 12). <br>
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        <div>Most of the engines seem to work as expected, but stockfish
          12 never makes any moves. Does this sound familiar to you?<br>
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