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by FreeRepublic
Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:41 am
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: Custom COW eBooks
Replies: 12
Views: 3637

Re: Custom COW eBooks

This is working very well. I have three opening books on the Classical Siclian from Modern-Chess. They are in PGN format and hence readily imported into COW. One is authored by GM Cheparinov, one by IM Kanmazalp, and one by a team of IMs/GMs described as "Workshop." Each Ebook includes com...
by FreeRepublic
Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: File compression
Replies: 0
Views: 260

File compression

i put COW files in the cloud to be accessed by multiple computers. My new computer handles this very well. My old computer seemed to manage this well for several days. Recently my older computer has slowed down on files that I've accessed before. Those files have blue arrows. This seems to indicate ...
by FreeRepublic
Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: Using DropBox
Replies: 0
Views: 379

Using DropBox

Mike introduced me to DropBox and I used it to send files from my PC to my Android tablet. I now have two wounded PCs. One lacks enough solid state storage for my files. The other has a broken hinge. Once the other hinge goes, that's the end. Neither keeps a charge as long as I would like. I've star...
by FreeRepublic
Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: COW Supported? Updated?
Replies: 2
Views: 554

Re: COW Supported? Updated?

I just dowloaded COW 168. It went without a hitch and now I'm up and running.
by FreeRepublic
Mon Feb 20, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: Custom COW eBooks
Replies: 12
Views: 3637

Re: Custom COW eBooks

A considerable amount of time could be saved if one could automatically provide introductory text to imported comments. In this case "Lockander: " for every comment from him, "Emms: " and "ChessPub: " as appropriate. The Master COW Ebook would be so complete that I wou...
by FreeRepublic
Sat Feb 11, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: Processors w. COW and Stockfish
Replies: 2
Views: 435

Re: Processors w. COW and Stockfish

Stockfish discusses GUIs

https://www.chessprogramming.org/GUI#Chess_GUIs

I don't see Chess Openings Wizard. I see Chess Wizard. Maybe the same thing? Anyway, no information is provided.
by FreeRepublic
Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: Processors w. COW and Stockfish
Replies: 2
Views: 435

Re: Processors w. COW and Stockfish

Welcome back forum! Stockfish has a guide for their product: https://stockfishchess.org/download/ and https://stockfishchess.org/download/windows/ It will take some research to cross-reference technical names to popular names, COW gets a favorable review about 25 minutes into the following video: ht...
by FreeRepublic
Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: Processors w. COW and Stockfish
Replies: 2
Views: 435

Processors w. COW and Stockfish

There are many choices in a new computer - AMD or Intel, as well as models within each family. Which work best with COW and stockfish?
by FreeRepublic
Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: arrow marks dissapearing
Replies: 3
Views: 561

Re: arrow marks dissapearing

Sorry to hear that. I have not had that problem. Does it happen with other ebooks? Or just to one ebook?
by FreeRepublic
Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Chess Openings Wizard Windows and Macintosh
Topic: Analyzing a game
Replies: 1
Views: 479

Re: Analyzing a game

I forgot to go to "Commands" and "Find Novelties by Assessment ..." I proceeded as before, then issued the Find Novelties command. So at this point COW and Stockfish have found novelties. They can be displayed with "Go" and "Jump to Board Name". As previously ...