Aquarium Book Adapter

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:13 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:13 pm by

ChessOK wrote:After being asked several times about how to use Houdini Opening Book without owning the Aquarium package, we feel the need to answer this question specifically. We have developed Aquarium Book Adapter, a software package allowing you to use Aquarium books in other interfaces.

Follow this link to download Aquarium Book Adapter:
http://www.chessok.com/download/Aquarium/books/AquariumBookAdapterSetup.exe

To learn more about the Adapter, follow this link:
http://www.chessok.com/books/BAdapter.html

Although the latest Aquarium update (build 490) also installs Aquarium Book Adapter, you can only use it when Aquarium is not running. If you want to use them simultaneously, install a separate copy of the Adapter.

To use it, follow the steps below:
1) Run AquariumBookAdapterSetup.exe. Select the installation folder AquariumBookAdapter.exe and ABAGUI.exe will be installed to. Other essential files will also be copied to the DATA subfolder.
2) Run ABAGUI.EXE to configure the Adapter. See http://www.chessok.com/books/BAdapter.html for details.
3) Run Fritz or other GUI and add AquariumBookAdapter.exe as a new engine.
4) When installing the Opening Book, you will be asked to specify the Aquarium installation folder. Currently, the Book Adapter’s main purpose is to make Houdini Opening Book compatible with other interfaces. So select the directory you installed Aquarium Book Adapter to as the Aquarium installation folder. Add d2m tree (d2m.hsh and d2m.elm files) to the ATrees\Satistics folder and cap tree (cap.hsh, cap.elm) to the ATrees folder, rewriting the existing ones (after installing the Book Adapter they contain only demo trees).

The system is now ready for work.

If you have Aquarium with Houdini Opening Book on your computer, you may want to install a separate copy of the opening book to run it in different interfaces simultaneously. Using one copy of the book by different programs at a time can cause unpredictable errors.

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:24 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:24 pm by

Thanks, I have a doubt.

what is the difference, and because the values are different?
note.

when I use the platform it uses 54.972k aquarium houdini
and when I use the platform it uses rybka4 546.100k of memory.

on the platform of the value rybka4 ta much larger than the houdiniaquarium, this means that the engine is using the best platformrybka4?

and I realized also that within the platform so houdini aquarium so he is constantly analyzing the movement of the engine when it comes my turn to move him to analyze.

I tested the two engines on one platform and one in the aquarium houdini rybka4 rybka4 platform and won!

How do I setup for the aquarium houdini stay strong?

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:03 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:03 pm by

Instruction This is the rybka forum ... I tried and I can not I put the book Fritz GUI. I do not use Aqvarium! Whether it can be inserted in the Fritz GUI Houdini book? If you could ask for in Instruction? THANK YOU

http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?tid=23579

Or do I have to take off that Houdini Aqvarium and install it in a book? And there in Fritz GUI?

Sometimes the complicated variations of more practical and fast ......

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:23 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:23 pm by

I'm trying everything here, and I can not convert.

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:28 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:28 pm by

Aquarium Book Adapter

(New Version + New Options) 08-Nov-2011

http://www.chessok.com/download/Aquarium/books/AquariumBookAdapterSetup.exe

This program can be used to 2 main things:

1. Able to use Aquarium book format in Fritz GUI.
2. Able to use ctg book in winboard without Fritz GUI.

For both you need to edit a file that comes with it called: tree_configurations.xml located in (AquariumBookAdapter folder >>> Data folder). I have edited mine and as you can see I set ABA to use victorius.ctg book.

PS Load AquariumBookAdapter.exe in Fritz or Winboard as an engine.

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:09 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:09 pm by

oh, get set up! and using the engine with the Houdini book houdini2lite within the platform houdini pro 2, the engine plays 100% stronger!

=)

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:52 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:52 pm by

if possible in german ... my english is bad confused

plz

i will run it on fritz12 gui

i install adapter i config it (choose engine an choose books )
than i install the adapter exe in fritz 12gui like an uci engine

ok so far so good

3 main questions

1) i try with these engine now permanent thinkin and the engine do only 1 half move
2) how i can see the book moves now .... i dont know how to choose in fritz gui to see the book moves
3) i try an enginematch between houdini aqbook engine and other houdini with ctg book .... problem is ... how to choose the houdini book in matches (in my match the aqbook engine use not the book i config in aba )

plz can anybody help a monkey sad

(if possible in german)

on Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:05 pm by · on Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:05 pm by

No german language fionbo in the forum!

Your question 1 - what engines you tried with adapter? Remember to put Depth 100 in ABA
Your question 2 - you cant see the moves
Your question 3 - Houdini opening book no good at all, better use those great public books that win Testo tourneys.

on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:31 am by · on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:31 am by

Do I need to be copied and pasted the engine Houdini 2.0b Aqvarium file adapter? So that after instalira.Ja somehow got installed Hoduini2.0bABA engine. I put it to test pm blitz game .... 1 min to play with the engine without the book and the result is personal, 50-50%. How do I know that the book was included? Does not say Houdini book! The engine is running slower than aquarium adapter. Is this normal or am I installed something wrong?

on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:38 am by · on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:38 am by

The best way to be sure you are using the book you want is you have in your computer Aquarium GUI program and load the book in this GUI. Then extract tree_configurations.xml file in this Aquarium GUI to Adapter folder.

Example: Load a book in Deep Rybka 3 Aquarium GUI then go to folder...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Deep Rybka 3 Aquarium\Config

And right click in the file tree_configurations.xml and choose "copy"

Now go to folder...

C:\AquariumBookAdapter\Data\Config

Right click, choose "paste"

Then click "Yes" to exchange files.

Last edited by XsupremeX on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:50 am; edited 1 time in total

on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:48 am by · on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:48 am by

I do not know whether it makes sense ... This book will be out for a week ... Maybe it already is now. if I install. Viktorius it wins!

It would be good to make a test without a book Houdini Houdini otaranja-opening book with the adapter! Or something I did not install properly or adapter engine slows down a lot in the tournament.

on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:52 am by · on Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:52 am by

This book will be past soon, maybe it is already! razz

on Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:04 pm by · on Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:04 pm by

PS A way to make the adapter installation with engine + ctg book or Houdini book easier is to have already in your computer Deep Rybka 3 Aquarium GUI.

STEP 1: Load a ctg book or Houdini book in the GUI

STEP 2: After loading the book close program. Then copy and paste the file tree_configurations.xml to Config folder in adapter

STEP 3: Now configure ABAGui to use engine and ctg book you want or Houdini book

on Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:33 pm by · on Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:33 pm by

Can it be done for Hoduini2.0Pro? Or just for Houdini2.0bPro? Can it be made in FritzuGUI tournament engine (H2.0Pro-H2.0bPro) with the Houdini book? Or knjihu during the tournament may use only one engine? What happens in a Fritz GUI optimization (optimization of the book when making the opening tournament)? thank you

on Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:39 pm by · on Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:39 pm by

You can use any Houdini version or Rybka. And for tournament you cant optimize book if you use Adapter, only thing you can do something is that Depth 100.