KDLChess v0.7.1 Copyright 2001-2002 Mamuel J. Petit de G.
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1.Console mode
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By default Muriel (aka KDLChess) will work in console mode.
This is the mode I normally use while testing new changes,
and it features a very simple command interface. In this mode
Muriel will play a single game and quit.

Useful command lines in this mode are:

	-H	-> hash size (see Hash below)
	-w	-> forces muriel to play white
	-a	-> autoplay, muriel will create 2 instances
		   of itself that will play each other.

In this mode, Muriel will also look at the following
environment variables.

	KDL_ST	-> average search time (seconds)
	KDL_GT	-> time for the game (seconds) overrides KDL_ST
	KDL_TI	-> time increment (seconds)

Since this is mainly my debug mode of operation controlling
things are not very comfortable for the casual user. Running
under winboard is highly recommended.



2.Winboard support
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For making Muriel play under Winboard you must specify -x in
the command line. My Winboard setting is:

	/fd="Muriel -x -H 16"

If you prefer using the command line rather than Winboard,
Winboard mode can be useful for you if you are familiar
with the winboard protocol. An addition to the Protocol
is the command "display" which will print a board on the
screen.



3.Hash
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Hash size is specified (in 8 Megabytes increments) with the
-H command line option. My usual setup is "-H 16" which
translates into 128 Megs of hash tables.

NOTE: due to a bug in the command line parsing of Muriel,

	-H16	-> will not work
	-H 16	-> will work, the space is important (will fix).



4.Book and Learn files
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Muriels book files are:

	fbobook.bin
	fwobook.bin

These files have been automatically generated from the games
muriel plays at FICS and contain a lot of garbage (including
positions from wild games). An opening book with some quality
will be produced one of this days... but don't hold your breath.

As muriel plays it will keep produce the following learn files:

	bobook.bin
	wobook.bin

It is safe to remove these two files at any moment.



5.Changes
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	v0.7.1	--	Fix "feature myname"
			Fix analysis mode for Winboard.
			Fix takebacks.

	v0.7	--	First public version.



6.Contacting the Author
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You can reach the author at:

	freston@freston.org
	freston@bayarea.net


