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'''Wb2UCI''', (Wb2Uci, WB2UCI)<br/>
a [[Protocols|protocol]] adapter by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]] to run [[:Category:WinBoard|WinBoard Engines]] using the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] under chess [[GUI|GUIs]] supporting [[UCI]], such as the [[Shredder#GUI|Shredder GUI]]. Wb2UCI is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_application console application] running under [[Windows]].
Along with the executable '''Wb2Uci.exe''', one must place a '''Wb2Uci.eng''' textfile into the engine folder <ref> [http://adamsccpages.blogspot.de/p/computer-chess-utility-programs.html#h Adam's Computer Chess Pages: Computer Chess Utility Programs - WB2UCI] by [[Adam Hair]]</ref> <ref>[http://americanfoot.free.fr/echecs/suisse/fichiers.htm Le Système du Suisse] has wbconf07.zip with approximately 300 Wb2Uci.eng files</ref>.
=Wb2Uci.eng=
The '''Wb2Uci.eng''' file consists of following mandatory [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute%E2%80%93value_pair attribute–value pairs] <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120515104014/http://home.online.no:80/%7Emalin/sjakk/Wb2Uci/ Winboard as UCI engine] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], hosted by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine WaybackMachine]</ref>, and many more optional.
<pre>
;---------------------------
[ENGINE]
Name=Name of engine
Author=Name of engine author
Filename=Wb2Uci.exe
[OPTIONS]
Program=engine.exe
;---------------------------
</pre>
=Engines=
* [[:Category:WinBoard|WinBoard Engines]]
=GUIs=
* [[UCI#GUI|UCI compatible GUIs]]
=See also=
* [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]]
* [[InBetween]]
* [[PolyGlot]]
* [[UCI]]
* [[UCI2WB]]
* [[WinBoard]]
=Postings=
==2001 ...==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=33936 Help - The King; Chessbase/Fritz GUI] by John Hatcher, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], June 10, 2001
'''2002'''
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=215566 UCI2Wb by Odd Gunnar Malin] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], February 26, 2002 » [[UCI2WB]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36342 Wb2Uci from Odd Gunnar Malin is working well on Shredder5 GUI] by Carlos E.A. Drake, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 06, 2002 » [[Shredder#GUI|Shredder GUI]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=218644 The King and Wb2Uci] by Ralph Patriquin, [[CCC]], March 19, 2002 » [[The King]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36656 Wb2uci question] by Jouni, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 02, 2002
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36819&p=139614#p139734 Re: Fritz protocol] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 14, 2002 » [[Fritz]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=39155 Wb2Uci] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 23, 2002
'''2003'''
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=274600 Need help with CM 9000 and WB2UCI] by Ralph Patriquin, [[CCC]], January 02, 2003 » [[Chessmaster]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=284077 Wb2Uci and XP] by Chessfun, [[CCC]], February 13, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=284985 Re: Can Gandalf 5 be run under Fritz GUI as an UCI engine w/ Wb2UCI ?] by [[Manfred Meiler]], [[CCC]], February 18, 2003 » [[Gandalf]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41334 List of 31 not-working engines (Fritz-GUI, XP). Any help?] by Surak, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], February 20, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=306801 wb2uci,eng w comments] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], July 16, 2003 » [[Rebel]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43496 Wb2UCI and Problems with ExChess4.03a and GnuChess4.0.8] by [[Arturo Ochoa]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], July 24, 2003 » [[EXchess]], [[GNU Chess]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43805 Engine Gaviota + WB2UCI in Fritz7 don,t Work pondering] by Luis Andraschnik, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], August 15, 2003 » [[Gaviota]]
'''2004'''
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45863 Crafty 19.08 SE 2004 released ...] by [[Michael Byrne]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 01, 2004 » [[Crafty]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=341498 The King's Wb2UCI file] by Darren Rushton, [[CCC]], January 10, 2004 » [[The King]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=48455 GLC and others when using wb2uci] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], August 03, 2004 » [[Green Light Chess]]
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=407137 To Odd-Gunnar Malin: Bug in WB2UCI-adaptor] by [[Franz Huber]], [[CCC]], January 23, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=431484 Re: New Wb2Uci 1.3 B21] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[CCC]], June 16, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13045 Where is the latest wb2uci.exe file available from?] by [[Graham Banks]], [[CCC]], April 12, 2007
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=50429 UCI protocol in winboard] by [[Engin Üstün]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 24, 2009 » [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]], [[UCI]], [[WinBoard]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32256 n/s speed of search through Wb2Uci - need some clarification] by [[Martin Thoresen]], [[CCC]], February 01, 2010
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39426 Need help reading Arena debug and wb2uci logfiles] by [[Adam Hair]], [[CCC]], June 19, 2011
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47232 wb2uci adaptor,where can I get it? please!] by markchessman, [[CCC]], February 15, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51276 WB2UCI for Java executable chess engines too?] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], February 14, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52914 WB2UCI.EXE adapter] by Jim Logan, [[CCC]], July 08, 2014
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58982 wb2uci adapter - different results with different versions] by Wilhelm Hudetz, [[CCC]], January 20, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60699 WB2UCI] by [[Brendan J. Norman]], [[CCC]], July 05, 2016
=External Links=
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120515104014/http://home.online.no:80/%7Emalin/sjakk/Wb2Uci/ Winboard as UCI engine] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], hosted by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine WaybackMachine]
* [http://adamsccpages.blogspot.de/p/computer-chess-utility-programs.html#h Adam's Computer Chess Pages: Computer Chess Utility Programs - WB2UCI] by [[Adam Hair]]
* [http://americanfoot.free.fr/echecs/suisse/fichiers.htm Le Système du Suisse] has wbconf07.zip with approximately 300 Wb2Uci.eng files
* [https://sourceforge.net/p/craftychessinterface/wiki/wb2uci%20with%20multiple%20engines/ Crafty Chess Interface / Wiki / wb2uci with multiple engines]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Utilities|Up one Level]]'''
'''Wb2UCI''', (Wb2Uci, WB2UCI)<br/>
a [[Protocols|protocol]] adapter by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]] to run [[:Category:WinBoard|WinBoard Engines]] using the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]] under chess [[GUI|GUIs]] supporting [[UCI]], such as the [[Shredder#GUI|Shredder GUI]]. Wb2UCI is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_application console application] running under [[Windows]].
Along with the executable '''Wb2Uci.exe''', one must place a '''Wb2Uci.eng''' textfile into the engine folder <ref> [http://adamsccpages.blogspot.de/p/computer-chess-utility-programs.html#h Adam's Computer Chess Pages: Computer Chess Utility Programs - WB2UCI] by [[Adam Hair]]</ref> <ref>[http://americanfoot.free.fr/echecs/suisse/fichiers.htm Le Système du Suisse] has wbconf07.zip with approximately 300 Wb2Uci.eng files</ref>.
=Wb2Uci.eng=
The '''Wb2Uci.eng''' file consists of following mandatory [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute%E2%80%93value_pair attribute–value pairs] <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120515104014/http://home.online.no:80/%7Emalin/sjakk/Wb2Uci/ Winboard as UCI engine] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], hosted by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine WaybackMachine]</ref>, and many more optional.
<pre>
;---------------------------
[ENGINE]
Name=Name of engine
Author=Name of engine author
Filename=Wb2Uci.exe
[OPTIONS]
Program=engine.exe
;---------------------------
</pre>
=Engines=
* [[:Category:WinBoard|WinBoard Engines]]
=GUIs=
* [[UCI#GUI|UCI compatible GUIs]]
=See also=
* [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]]
* [[InBetween]]
* [[PolyGlot]]
* [[UCI]]
* [[UCI2WB]]
* [[WinBoard]]
=Postings=
==2001 ...==
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=33936 Help - The King; Chessbase/Fritz GUI] by John Hatcher, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], June 10, 2001
'''2002'''
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=215566 UCI2Wb by Odd Gunnar Malin] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], February 26, 2002 » [[UCI2WB]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36342 Wb2Uci from Odd Gunnar Malin is working well on Shredder5 GUI] by Carlos E.A. Drake, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], March 06, 2002 » [[Shredder#GUI|Shredder GUI]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=218644 The King and Wb2Uci] by Ralph Patriquin, [[CCC]], March 19, 2002 » [[The King]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36656 Wb2uci question] by Jouni, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 02, 2002
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36819&p=139614#p139734 Re: Fritz protocol] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], April 14, 2002 » [[Fritz]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=39155 Wb2Uci] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 23, 2002
'''2003'''
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=274600 Need help with CM 9000 and WB2UCI] by Ralph Patriquin, [[CCC]], January 02, 2003 » [[Chessmaster]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=284077 Wb2Uci and XP] by Chessfun, [[CCC]], February 13, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=284985 Re: Can Gandalf 5 be run under Fritz GUI as an UCI engine w/ Wb2UCI ?] by [[Manfred Meiler]], [[CCC]], February 18, 2003 » [[Gandalf]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41334 List of 31 not-working engines (Fritz-GUI, XP). Any help?] by Surak, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], February 20, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=306801 wb2uci,eng w comments] by [[Michael Byrne|Mike Byrne]], [[CCC]], July 16, 2003 » [[Rebel]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43496 Wb2UCI and Problems with ExChess4.03a and GnuChess4.0.8] by [[Arturo Ochoa]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], July 24, 2003 » [[EXchess]], [[GNU Chess]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43805 Engine Gaviota + WB2UCI in Fritz7 don,t Work pondering] by Luis Andraschnik, [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], August 15, 2003 » [[Gaviota]]
'''2004'''
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=45863 Crafty 19.08 SE 2004 released ...] by [[Michael Byrne]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], January 01, 2004 » [[Crafty]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=341498 The King's Wb2UCI file] by Darren Rushton, [[CCC]], January 10, 2004 » [[The King]]
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=48455 GLC and others when using wb2uci] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], August 03, 2004 » [[Green Light Chess]]
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=407137 To Odd-Gunnar Malin: Bug in WB2UCI-adaptor] by [[Franz Huber]], [[CCC]], January 23, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=431484 Re: New Wb2Uci 1.3 B21] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[CCC]], June 16, 2005
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13045 Where is the latest wb2uci.exe file available from?] by [[Graham Banks]], [[CCC]], April 12, 2007
* [http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=50429 UCI protocol in winboard] by [[Engin Üstün]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Winboard Forum]], September 24, 2009 » [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]], [[UCI]], [[WinBoard]]
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32256 n/s speed of search through Wb2Uci - need some clarification] by [[Martin Thoresen]], [[CCC]], February 01, 2010
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39426 Need help reading Arena debug and wb2uci logfiles] by [[Adam Hair]], [[CCC]], June 19, 2011
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47232 wb2uci adaptor,where can I get it? please!] by markchessman, [[CCC]], February 15, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51276 WB2UCI for Java executable chess engines too?] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], February 14, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52914 WB2UCI.EXE adapter] by Jim Logan, [[CCC]], July 08, 2014
==2015 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58982 wb2uci adapter - different results with different versions] by Wilhelm Hudetz, [[CCC]], January 20, 2016
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60699 WB2UCI] by [[Brendan J. Norman]], [[CCC]], July 05, 2016
=External Links=
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120515104014/http://home.online.no:80/%7Emalin/sjakk/Wb2Uci/ Winboard as UCI engine] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], hosted by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine WaybackMachine]
* [http://adamsccpages.blogspot.de/p/computer-chess-utility-programs.html#h Adam's Computer Chess Pages: Computer Chess Utility Programs - WB2UCI] by [[Adam Hair]]
* [http://americanfoot.free.fr/echecs/suisse/fichiers.htm Le Système du Suisse] has wbconf07.zip with approximately 300 Wb2Uci.eng files
* [https://sourceforge.net/p/craftychessinterface/wiki/wb2uci%20with%20multiple%20engines/ Crafty Chess Interface / Wiki / wb2uci with multiple engines]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Utilities|Up one Level]]'''
