Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Bookbuilder open source

Announced the open source 'package' (lots of files !) again.
after i added some more instructions (in sources directory
and updated the readme.txt. Announced on talkchess.com (programmers forum).

Some history, the functionality of the program speaks for itself,
decades ago the idea was to use the program not only to study
opening theory, but to improve opening theory itself.

NB not offering support (but you always can try to 'bribe' me
of course if you really get stuck :-)
(no guarantees, however)

PS all this work  resulted in my awesome (paper) chess -openingstudy- book (on lulu) :
https://www.lulu.com/shop/jef-kaan/better-chess-openings/paperback/product-1mw8r8qz.html
with five stars on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Better-Chess-Openings-Jef-Kaan/dp/1326180770/

Meanwhile i used my knowledge to play correspondence chess for some years
on ICCF and acquired a CCM (master) title.

While we are approaching the draw limit in computer chess, i've 
stopped with correspondence chess, at least as long as the (endgame
and 3 pos draw) rule haven't been modified to reduce the draw rate at high levels.

Yet based on the more modern Nnue engines of last year, i'm intending to update
my (paper) book (on Lulu/Amazon) or possibly even write a new edition.






New Edition (opening book)

 The new edition of my chess opening book has arrived! End December a new version was ready, with everything corrected according to the new ...