user5784: I use Fritz8SE , which allows the following options :

You can let play two engines against each other a normal game.
You can setup a position and let one engine play out the position.

What I would like to do :

Setting up a position and then let play two engines against each other, ideally with different PLY's.

Does anyone know whether this is possible ? And if yes, how ?

user12077: ANSWER:

Yes. Here's how:


Download Arena Chess Engine GUI
Ensure Athena has the Chess Engines you desire installed
If not - Check Best Free Chess Engines
Download Stockfish
Download other desired Chess Engine
Configure Chess Engines in Arena
Load both Chess engines
Set up position
Example for setting up and conducting a tournament in Arena can be found here


user12953: It’s also possible within Chessbase’s Fritz UI, you just save the desired sequence of moves as a database and then define that database as the opening database for the engine match.

5784: <p>I use Fritz8SE , which allows the following options :</p>

<ul>
<li>You can let play two engines against each other a normal game.</li>
<li>You can setup a position and let one engine play out the position.</li>
</ul>

<p>What I would like to do :</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Setting up a position and then let play two engines against each other, ideally with different PLY's.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Does anyone know whether this is possible ? And if yes, how ?</p>
 12077: <p><strong>ANSWER</strong>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Yes. Here's how:</p>
</blockquote>

<ol>
<li>Download <a href="http://www.playwitharena.com/?Download" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Arena Chess Engine GUI</a></li>
<li>Ensure Athena has the Chess Engines you desire installed</li>
<li>If not - <a href="https://hobbylark.com/board-games/Best-Free-Chess-Engines" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Check Best Free Chess Engines</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stockfishchess.org/download/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Download Stockfish</a></li>
<li>Download other desired Chess Engine</li>
<li><a href="http://www.playwitharena.com/?Tips_%2B_Tricks%26nbsp%3B:Remote_Engines:Configuring_Arena." rel="nofollow noreferrer">Configure Chess Engines in Arena</a></li>
<li>Load both Chess engines</li>
<li>Set up position</li>
<li>Example for setting up and conducting a tournament in Arena can be found <a href="http://adamsccpages.blogspot.ca/p/conducting-engine-tournaments-under.html#e" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a></li>
</ol>
 12953: <p>It’s also possible within Chessbase’s Fritz UI, you just save the desired sequence of moves as a database and then define that database as the opening database for the engine match.</p>
