Creating Shredder .bkt Opening Book

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FunzenChess

Hello, I am trying to create a .bkt opening book for Shredder chess, but I can't find any method.

I know how to create an opening book with Lucas chess, but it is .bin and the Shredder does not understand that, so can you please tell me how I can convert the .bin file to .bkt (preferred) or create a .bkt opening book?

Thank you so much. I hope that I posted this in the right section.

yetanotheraoc

You can create and edit opening books in Shredder Classic 5 for Windows. There is a trial download availalble:  https://www.shredderchess.com/windows/deep-shredder-13.html The book functions are in the Extras menu (Extras | Opening Book | New Opening Book... , Import Games... , etc.). I'm not sure if the same can be done in Shredder 13 for Windows, the screenshots imply yes but I haven't verified that. The Linux and Mac Shredder GUIs can't edit the opening book, those are cut-down Java GUIs and lack the Extras menu.

FunzenChess
yetanotheraoc wrote:

The book functions are in the Extras menu (Extras | Opening Book | New Opening Book... , Import Games... , etc.).

Thanks for your reply, this function requires you to import games, but what I want is to edit or create the opening book directly, like how you do it in Lucas chess. Is there any way I could achieve this? Or maybe an easy way to create massive fake games that would finally create my desired values in the book?

yetanotheraoc

"how I can convert the .bin file to .bkt"

Lucas Chess uses polyglot books, so using polyglot.exe you can dump the .bin file to .pgn and then in the Shredder GUI use Import Games to create the shredder book.

FunzenChess
yetanotheraoc wrote:

"how I can convert the .bin file to .bkt"

Lucas Chess uses polyglot books, so using polyglot.exe you can dump the .bin file to .pgn and then in the Shredder GUI use Import Games to create the shredder book.

Exactly what I want. thanks

 
Charlie101

Opening books take time to customize correct? You have to indicate it what lines are good and what are bad.