The Autoplay software facilitates matches between two chess engines compatible with the xboard/winboard protocol. It serves as a bridge to enable the engines to play against each other.
To run Autoplay, users can input specific commands depending on the engines and settings they want to use. One example is using GNUChess versus Pos: "autoplay -1 'gnuchess -x' -2 'java -Xmx256M -jar pos --io-mode xboard' -r -l gnuchess_v_pos.log". Another example is using Sjeng versus GNUChess: "autoplay -1 sjeng -2 'gnuchess -x' -l sjeng_v_gnuchess.log".
It is also possible to run the engines on separate computers. For example, to run GNUChess on computer 'B' with white and Sjeng on computer 'A' with black, users can input the following commands: on computer B, "autoplay -P 7788 -0 'gnuchess -x'"; on computer A, "autoplay -1 'client:B:7788' -2 'sjeng' -v -r".
Overall, Autoplay is a useful software for connecting chess engines and monitoring their gameplay. Its log files and exit codes make it easy to keep track of results and analyze games.
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