Setup the engine

Setup the engine

Within the file config.yml:

• Enter the directory containing the engine executable in the engine: dir field.
• Enter the executable name in the engine: name field.
• You need to adjust the settings in engine: uci_options depending on your system.

Setup opening book

To use an opening book, you have to enter a name of your choice and the path to the book at the end of the config in the books section.

In the upper engine: books section you only have to enter the name you just chose. In addition, different books can be used depending on the time control, white, black and for all variants. If no specific book is defined, the standard books are used for standard chess.

For example, the books section could look like this:

books:
  Goi: "./engines/Goi.bin"
  Perfect: "/home/Books/Perfect2021.bin"

A corresponding engine: opening_books: section could look like this:

opening_books:
  enabled: true
  priority: 400
  books:
    bullet_white:
      selection: uniform_random
      names:
        - Goi
    bullet_black:
      selection: best_move
      names:
        - Goi
        - Cerebellum
    standard:
      selection: weighted_random
      max_depth: 8
      names:
        - Cerebellum